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
Gene Siskel Film Center & Hibernian Transmedia to present First Annual Irish American Movie Hooley Barbara Scharres, program director of The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, and Irish American News columnist and radio personality Mike Houlihan announced today their plan to present the first annual “Irish American Movie Hooley” at the Siskel Film Center… Continue Reading
Hibernian Transmedia launches new Young Irish Radio Show Hitting the airwaves on Saturday nights from 7-8PM, the newest addition to the Irish-American radio scene, “The Houli’s Hooley”, debuts on Saturday November 1st on WSBC 1240 AM and WCFJ 1470 AM. Join the Hooley with Bill and Paddy Houlihan every Saturday night with news, guests, music,… Continue Reading
I’ve never been to Kansas City. Driven past a couple times on my way to Denver. Those sound like song lyrics from the 1970s. Wait, that was Please Come To Boston, voted by me to be the 14th wimpiest song ever on the John Belushi guitar-smashing scale. But over Labor Day weekend the town will… Continue Reading
I first met Maureen O’Looney in 1984. I was living in New York then and producing and directing a show that I originally put up at the Village Gate. The show featured a couple of Irish brothers from Limerick who would go on to worldwide fame as A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS. The title fit them… Continue Reading
Colleen Marie Nolan, 25, was selected as Chicago’s 2014 Rose of Tralee Saturday night at a raucous and exuberant party to select this year’s Rose. Colleen is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame. She is a CPA and works in Finance for Grosvenor Capital Management, an alternative investment firm. … Continue Reading
This is the final part of my St. Patrick’s weekend trilogy, where Darth O’Vader reveals he is the father of Luka Bloom – or Luke Skywalker…. A short time ago, in this very galaxy, Fr. Karl Langsdorf said Mass Monday morning inside McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub (an idea I think I will market – church… Continue Reading
iBAM! I thought it might be a tribute to Emeril Lagasse as construed by Apple. Aside from Fred Flintstone’s son-in-law, who the hell bams? Turns out, though, that my Saturday at the Irish Books Authors and Musicians event at the Irish American Heritage Center actually was tied to food – specifically potatoes. If you’re… Continue Reading
Join international Irish recording star Kathleen Keane in Ireland with Skinny & Houli for a week of music and laughter across the west coast of Ireland, Oct. 17-24th. We’re hitting Galway, Ennis, Killarney, and Dublin. Spend six nights and seven days with a group of Chicago Troubadors as they meet up with old pals in… Continue Reading
Milwaukee Irish Fest Announces 2013 Festival Entertainment Lineup Celtic Music Highlights include Nova Scotia Showcase and Several Must-See Acts MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 3, 2013) – Milwaukee Irish Fest, the world’s largest Irish festival, announces their entertainment lineup for 2013. With several exciting acts and a Nova Scotia Showcase, guests will want to stay and… Continue Reading