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Ireland’s loneliest man, the sole resident of the island of Inishfree, leaves to join his family (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:21:29 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Barry Pilcher, the lone resident on the island of Inishfree since 1993, has finally decided to head back to his home of England to be nearer to his family.

A wild time in Inishfree - 'Donnybrook' at the Irish Repertory Theatre (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:16:49 PST

Jenny Powers and James Barbour in a scene from Donnybrook!For a decade now the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York has made the wise decision to include at least one musical in its seasons Usually this means spirited revivals of golden age classics, but this year they've gone for a bit of a surprise Donnybrook!, the rarely performed 1961 chestnut by Johnny Burke and Robert E McEnroe, is a diverting romp based on the beloved John Ford film The Quiet Man READ MORE

Ideal life turns to isolation for sole resident of Inishfree off coast of Donegal (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 May 2012 04:58:56 PDT

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Barry Pilcher, 69, had high hopes more than two decades ago for a peaceful existence on remote Inishfree, an island off the coast of Donegal. His dream of idyllism, however, has now left him feeling like a “prisoner” in his own home.

The Irish Independent reports on Pilcher, who is now the sole resident of Inishfree. Pilcher uprooted his wife and daughter from London 20 years ago in search of a idyllic life, far away from the “hustle and bustle” of busy London.

Adult Irish dancer Annie Hernandez from Inishfree Texas School of Irish Dancing - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:15:17 PDT

Annie Hernandez, adult Irish dancerfrom Inishfree Texas School of Irish DancingPhoto: Regina Gandara"I will stop dancing the day I can’t bend down to tie my shoes! My name is Annie Hernandez, I am 40 years old [but] don’t tell!"Feis America: What school do you attend?Annie: I have been dancing for 3 years and a half; I started in Mexico and moved to Texas 2 years ago Since then I have been dancing with Inishfree Texas School of Irish Dancing in San Antonio, Texas under Neill Reagan, TCRG and ADCRG, and Patrick McCarthy, TCRG and former leading role for Lord of the Dance six years running Feis America: What inspired you to take up Irish dance?Annie: I had never danced before--didn’t even dare to do aerobics, had no coordination at all! But one day I saw Lord of the Dance in New York City, and as I was watching this thing that I had never seen or heard before, something happened and my feet couldn’t stop! I had to learn how to do that Of course I was already an adult with no dancing background, but I did not care READ MORE

Inishfree New York honors World Champion Paige Turilli - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:16:48 PDT

By: KATHLEEN O’REILLY-WILD

PHOTOS - Inishfree New York honors World Champion Paige Turilli - slideshow

Inishfree New York Honors World Irish Dancing Champion Paige Turilli (IrishCentral)

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:39:57 PDT

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PHOTOS - Inishfree New York honors World Champion Paige Turilli - slideshow

Photos from the fourth annual Texas Coast Feis (IrishCentral)

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:00:31 PDT

Champs 16&Over (L-R): Jamie Callahan, Megan Murat, Ashleigh Hopkins, Taylor Stephens, Hannah Cass Champs Special Treble Reel 13&Over (L-R): Cheyenne Stokes, Rebecca Herd, Megan Murat, Bailey Quigley, Sawyer Hicks, Shane McGoldrick, Hannah Cass Champs Special Trebble Jig or Hornpipe Under 14 (L-R): Heather Noonan, Rebecca Herd, Bridget Kennedy, Sarah Troy, Paige Lanam, Lauren Begnaud Champs Special Trebble Jig or Hornpipe (L-R): Lisa Noonan, Meredith Slimp, Colin TroyThe fourth annual Texas Coast Feis? Not your average one! Breaking with tradition, the feis was held on a Sunday this year (Sept 4) at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, giving Labor Day weekenders the chance to leisurely make that drive to the coast Inishfree School families took advantage of the extra day by arriving Saturday afternoon and enjoying a school-wide shrimp boil!Skipping and whirling into the ballroom Sunday morning, more than 175 competitors checked out the beach theme that lent a more relaxed feel to the usually sophisticated ballroom The musician, Brian Glynn of New Jersey, certainly seemed comfortable in bermuda shorts and flip flops perched with a bird’s eye view on an actual lifeguard stand next to the stages READ MORE

Inishfree New York Feis - Irish dance photo gallery (IrishCentral)

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:33:46 PDT

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Champs 16&Over (L-R): Jamie Callahan, Megan Murat, Ashleigh Hopkins, Taylor Stephens, Hannah Cass

Irish dancing in Texas – Inishfree School’s first recital (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:00:24 PDT

by CAITLIN BUCK, Feis America Magazine contributorExcitement was tangible inside the historic Josephine Theater in San Antonio, Texas last month The Inishfree School of Irish Dance, under direction of World champion Neill Reagan and former Lord of the Dance lead Patrick McCarthy, was about to open the curtains on their first recital! A total of 19 acts, the show, dubbed "Celtic Rhythm", was a showcase of Inishfree dancers ages 4 to adult and Irish musicians Jim and Maggie Fox The funds from the recital helped send Inishfree dancers to the 2011 North American Irish Dancing Championships and provided an opportunity to invite some very special guests from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Eight-year-old Inishfree dancer Meredith Slimp is an inspiration as she danced herself into Prelims and onto the National’s stage this year, not letting her diabetes stand in the way READ MORE

Diary of the Dance (IrishCentral)

Fri, 13 May 2011 09:49:06 PDT

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Paige Turilli
Age 14
Pearl River, NY

Results from the Inishfree Feis & more Irish Dance news! (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:40:27 PST

The Inishfree Feis took place Sunday in the ALFRED G BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL, Massapequa, NYThe elite panel of adjudicators traveled near and far:Mike Bergin - NY, Vivienne Bergin - NY, Thomas Bracken - Massachusetts, Joan T Cass - NY, Brenda Crossen Finn - Massachusetts, Siobhan Dorman - Ireland, Joan McNiff Cass - NY, Darren Maguire - Arizona/England, Michael Meehan - Ireland, Patricia Moriarty Morrisey - NJ, Breda Mulcahy - Ireland, Michael O'Hara - FLA, Niall O'Leary - NY, Helaine Sander - NY, Linda SanFillippo - NY, Myra Watters - FloridaThe fabulous musicians filled the rooms with a lively beat:Ann Marie Acosta Williams - NY, Mark Arrington - PA, Brian Boyce - PA, Billy Furlong - NY, Brian Glynn, Kathleen Lavin - NY, Dom Lavin - NY, Conor McGuirk - NY, Chris McLoughlin - NY, Dan Gibney - NY As always the founding Director Sean Reagan ADCRG put on a spectacular event Sean a good friend and colleague of mine READ MORE