‘Trial of Wilde’
By Martin Russell
For anyone glued to reality television, there is always more to the story...as they say. In The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde the gripping homosexual scandal and a resulting trial that brought about the downfall of the noted author/playwright comes to life. [More]
 

Irish Retain Theatrical Foothold in London Drama Scene
By Martin Hintz
The Irish theatre scene in London has a long tradition, going back beyond the last century and includes contributions from Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. John Dunne, of the British capital’s Outreach Productions, ought to know. [More]
 

Summer Holidays: A Short Story
By Ronald Black
It was that most wondrous of days in late June, 1937 when Jessie was 13 years old, Angie was 11, Jimmy was 9 and I was getting close to 7 years. It was the last day of school before summer holidays. Six whole weeks off to play games on the canal banks, take exciting trips across the city to the Animal Museum, make cork and paper boats to sail on the canal. [More]
 

Welcome to the World of Crème
Inspired by the nature and beauty of Ireland, our Naturally Irish soaps and bath salts are wrapped in pure Irish linen. (Advertisement). [More]
 

Author Black Touches on Family Ties, Theater Fun
By Martin Hintz
Author/renaissance man Ronald Black is the youngest of a family of eight: seven boys and one girl. "Actually, the seventh son of a seventh son," he pointed out. That birth order means good luck in any culture.[More]
 

Bang-All in Banagher Means Great Fun
By George Houde
In Banagher, a fight was spilling out onto the sidewalk in front of J. J. Hough’s Pub and the spectators who gathered were unfortunately blocking the door, barring our way into the well-known watering hole. [More]
 

Fun Along the Shannon
By George Houde
Brid Woods has to leave for mass early in order to get the proper seat, one near the door so that she may leave if her back pain flares. One day her dog followed her to a funeral mass and Brid didn’t realize it until she was in her pew and a neighbor came up, tapped her on the shoulder, and said, "Brid, did you know your dog is outside?" [More]
 

Luka Bloom Chills Out, Steals Fest Crowd’s Heart and Soul
By George Houde
Venus passes by the sun, love doesn’t always come to everyone.
The lines are stolen from Luka Bloom, the Irish singer and guitar player who has been stealing into the music world...sometimes under cover of darkness in the theater of the sky when the stars are out and the moon is a slice of pearl on the horizon. [More]
 

Jonathan Swift's Martian Moons Right On
By Ed Hatton 
The satirical adventure/fantasy novel Gulliver's Travels, by the Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is considered a classic of world literature. But did you know that it holds an honored place in the history of astronomy, as well?Its celestial fame results from a short passage that accurately describes the two moons of Mars. [More]
 

A Dog Named Hope, Chapter 2
By Michael Mooney
A lot of things happen in the first six or eight weeks of a sheep dog’s life. Their eyes open, and they leave the confines of the place where Fly had made her nest, and enter the world of the sheep farm. They go on walks and meet the other dogs, including Cap who was their father, and begin to learn the dos and don’ts of living in their society. [More]