http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/A+few+weeks+ago IrishCentral A few weeks ago en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/bobby-sands-death-was-moment-when-all-changed-in-northern-ireland----turning-point-for-the-troubles-reached-31-years-ago-this-week-150337835.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/bobby-sands-death-was-moment-when-all-changed-in-northern-ireland----turning-point-for-the-troubles-reached-31-years-ago-this-week-150337835.html Sun, 06 May 2012 05:00:44 PDT
It was 31 years ago yesterday that Bobby Sands died on hunger strike in Northern IrelandI was living in San Francisco at the time, 6,000 miles from Ireland, but the anger was palpable among the Irish American community thereWe gathered outside the British consulate as a group walked behind a mock coffin chanting “Bobby Sands MP” in recognition that he had been an elected member of the British parliamentIn retrospect letting Bobby Sands die was one of the greatest mistakes the British made in the history of Northern Ireland READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/make-us-proud-denis-leary---10-years-after-911-the-finale-of-rescue-me---video-125501793.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/make-us-proud-denis-leary---10-years-after-911-the-finale-of-rescue-me---video-125501793.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:10:09 PDT
Ten years ago this week Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon, was about to hit movie theaters, as was Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake Another remake, “Lady Marmalade,” by Christina Aguilera, L’il Kim and Pink, was one of the top hits on the radioIt is also believed that 10 years ago this week, 9/11 hijacker Mohammad Atta flew off to Spain to meet with fellow terrorist Ramzi bin al-Shibh, where they were finalizing plans for an attack that would change the course of world history, and to this day weighs upon thousands and thousand of families from Washington, DC READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/girsa-shows-theyre-growing-up-124977789.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/girsa-shows-theyre-growing-up-124977789.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:45:16 PDT Girsa (Photo by Christina DeSalvinoSix years ago in the midst of the frenzied Catskills Irish Arts Week in East Durham at a special afternoon reception on the Quill Festival Grounds, some young students were asked to perform sampling how the CIAW was influencing the generational passage for traditional Irish musicAmong those displaying their talents that day were some very young teenage women who made a deep impression for their vocal and tune-playing skill and poise on stage and behind a microphone Coming from the Pearl River cauldron of music education and promotion, they hit their stride at the upstate summer school as they were exposed to more master teachers who encouraged them along with their parents READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/lyons-den-mom/girls-weekend---good-escape-at-any-age-124183349.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/lyons-den-mom/girls-weekend---good-escape-at-any-age-124183349.html Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:35:20 PDT
A few weeks ago,  I had the good fortune to get away with four great girlfriends  While I was only away from home for 36 hours (and I spent six of them in the car!), I returned feeling refreshed, recharged and reminded of just how lucky I am to call these amazing women friendsThe last time we all went away, two of us were pregnant for the very first time  While the rest of the gang partied it up, we went home early and whispered in the dark about belly butters and the awe (and horror!) of pregnancy READ MORE ]]>