Reclaim the Chicago Flag for the Irish Diaspo Claiming the Chicago Flag for Irish America! Chicago’s Irish and Irish American community have cause to celebrate on Friday October 7th when the Chicago Cultural Alliance will screen the film IN SEARCH OF WEEPING JIM in their “Journey Chicago” program at The Irish American Heritage Center that… Continue Reading
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Irish America Claims Chicago Flag!
Hibernian Media is in the final stages of editing their masterpiece IN SEARCH OF WEEPING JIM, the story of the late 31st Ward Chicago Alderman James Ambrose Kearns and his role as the “father of the Chicago flag.” The film is financed by the Consulate General of Ireland in Chicago and other generous donors. Kearns… Continue Reading
A Perfect Day with Danahey on the Loose
You might not think a damn-near-perfect day would get underway by going to the gym, changing into a kilt, and then dropping off electronics for recycling. But it did. The fashion choice was made for hitting a Celtic fest, Shenanigans on the Green, in Hoffman Estates. As per our tradition, Best Fest Buddy Tom and… Continue Reading
July Flew By with Danahey on the Loose
Man, July blew by. In some cases, literally, with monsoon winds and wetness — followed by a dry spell with more (temporary) silt islands popping up on the Fox River not far from where I live. My buddy Shay said we should have waded out there and claimed the newfound land for Ireland.… Continue Reading
Novel ideas with Danahey on the Loose
I had a novel idea. A friend of mine is on a vacation to Europe. One of her first stops was Dublin, in part to celebrate Bloomsday, June 16. The single day in 1904 on which James Joyce’s set Ulysses. All 265,222 words of it. Of course, it took Joyce about 7 years to write… Continue Reading
Les Miserables with Danahey on the (too) Loose
Les Miserables describes pretty much anybody’s drive into Chicago from the suburbs. So I was in the right mood for seeing the final leg of the current national tour of Les Miserables at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. It plays there through Sunday, May 24. I first saw this pop opera decades ago when… Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Season Recap w/ Danahey on the Loose
St. Patrick’s season is most likely finally over. I waited a week past March 17 just to make sure. Here’s a recap of my shenanigans. Grew a beard This was my attempt to look more Irish, like an extra in Darby O’Gill and the Little People, but with better teeth. Or the Notre Dame… Continue Reading
Lord of the Rings live, Howard Shore and Irish weekend in Chicago
“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” in concert is coming to The Auditorium in Chicago Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. It’s fitting that the performances happen the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day – and when all the downtown falderal takes place. It’s been 25 years since the… Continue Reading
In ‘Dance of Death’ at Steppenwolf, love stinks
In time for Valentine’s Day, Steppenwolf Theatre Company recently opened its run of August Strindberg’s “The Dance of Death.” As the J Geils Band put it way back in 1980, love stinks. It’s a battlefield. In this case, it smells a bit Irish, too. Written in 1900, Strindberg’s play involves Edgar, a rapidly… Continue Reading
A Scot with Disney on Ice and Danahey on the Loose
A smart Scot is part of “Jump In!”, the latest Disney on Ice Show which is currently playing in frozen Chicago. “It’s a bit surreal,” said Rachel Hamilton of living her dream, touring the world skating since 2023 with Disney shows. Glasgow-born Hamilton started skating when she was eight years old and was… Continue Reading
Bear stuff with Danahey on the Loose
Bear weather? I guess cold doesn’t really bother rams, at least ones from Los Angeles. As the kids text, IYKYK. I never really understood how the phrase “bear weather” applies to an NFL team handling cold weather, anyway. Aside from polar bears, most bears sleep through a good portion of the winter. “Some… Continue Reading
Giving Tuesday – so give to Hibernian Media!
It’s Giving Tuesday. And like other nonprofits, the Houlihan family needs your help — and needs it now. The Houlihans are the South Siders behind Hibernian Media NFP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to celebrating and preserving Irish and Irish American culture through film, radio, television and live events. “I am an old hand at… Continue Reading