Podcasts about Irishtown

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Nicola Murphy Dubey, the director of “Irishtown” at the Irish Repertory Theatre. “Class Notes” actively covers New York's current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. Angela Reed, Kevin Oliver Lynch, Kate Burton, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Brenda Meaney in Irish Rep’s 2025 production of read more The post Class Notes: Nicola Murphy Dubey “Irishtown” appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Dylan and Connor are joined by Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Irishtown, Derry Girls). Currently starring in Irishtown at Irish Rep, Saoirse is fresh off opening night and settling into her stint in the Big Apple. Co-starring with Kate Burton, THE Ellis Grey from Grey's Anatomy? Gagged! Saoirse shares her favorite bits about New York - from the people to the food to the nightlife. You know and love her as Erin Quinn in the hit series Derry Girls, so the twins have to gush all about it. Saoirse dishes on her favorite episodes from the series, how she feels about the final episode, and thoughts on the show's legacy. More topics include the brilliance of Bette Midler in Beaches, the Irish actresses Saoirse looked up to while growing up, and the series I Hate Suzie. Stick around for chatter about Saoirse's favorite podcasts, Cillian Murphy films, and Drag Race UK. Listen to the end for the scoop on Saoirse's upcoming wedding. We love this Derry girl and know you will too! See her in Irishtown at Irish Rep through May 25 only.Follow Saoirse on InstagramFollow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramSubscribe to our show on iHeartRadio Broadway!Support the podcast by subscribing to DRAMA+, which also includes bonus episodes, Instagram Close Friends content, and more!

James Upham is Information Morning's Roadside History columnist.

An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD was at Google's Bolands Mills campus to address a group of graduates from the Ringsend, Irishtown, and Pearse Street areas. An Taoiseach presented the 14 graduates with certificates for qualifications across a diverse range of disciplines including nautical skills, training and development, and teacher training education. These programmes were delivered as part of the This City Works strategic plan, a local employment task force established by Google. Taoiseach Simon Harris TD was joined by Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland, at the ceremony to announce further funding of €750,000 by Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google. The grant will enable training opportunities in the domains of digital support, AI prospects, nautical skills, teacher training education, enterprise development, career guidance, and personal growth. This is part of a strategic plan developed by This City Works and their local partners St Andrews Resource Centre, the Irish Nautical Trust and the Fair Play Anchorage Project. Speaking at the event Taoiseach Simon Harris TD said: "I am delighted to be here to see the continued impact that is being made by This City Works with Google and their local community partners. I have had the pleasure of visiting St Andrews Resource Centre [one of the partners we are recognising] a number of times in the past and it is heartening to see the results that these initiatives are having here in the local area. Programmes like these embody the essence of what a community is, being delivered and led by those in the community for those who live here. I want to thank Google for its further commitment to this important work." Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland said: "I am proud that Google has been a part of the Ringsend and Pearse Street community for over 20 years now, and we remain committed to helping create meaningful, sustainable and long-term employment opportunities for people that live here. The inspiring stories of these graduates are testament to the positive impact of these initiatives. The community skills projects that this Google.org grant will enable are specifically targeted to address development areas identified by local experts and we are honoured to continue the incredible work being delivered by the This City Works programme." The grant by Google.org will enable over 600 people in the local community to receive training including school leavers, the long term unemployed and asylum seekers. Jim Hargis, Manager St Andrews Resource Centre and Representative to This City Works, said, "This City Works is an important initiative, one that brings together people, businesses and community groups to provide support like mentoring and skills training to local unemployed people. I am delighted to be here to see fourteen new graduates receive their commendations, and to welcome the additional €750,000 in funding by Google.org. This grant will help us to reach those in our local community who need it most, providing them with the opportunity to gain qualifications, sustainable employment and oftentimes, a much needed boost to their self worth." This City Works is a group made up of Google representatives, community based training employment and education services, local businesses, Dublin City Council and the Department of Social Protection which aims to find sustainable employment solutions for long-term unemployed people. The goal of This City Works is to empower vulnerable and at-risk school leavers and unemployed people in the local community of Ringsend and Pearse Street by providing training and skill enhancement opportunities, complemented by support services, with the aim of increasing their employability and promoting social inclusion. Attendees at the event had the opportunity to hear from community representatives and participants in the current programmes. For more information visit This City Works . See more stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech N...

A town in Western Newfoundland is still looking at ways to improve its poor water quality. Irishtown-Summerside is an amalgamated community that has two water sources. Irishtown gets its water from Irishtown Brook on the east side of town, while Summerside's water source is a larger body of water to the west. The Town applied for capital works funding from the provincial government last year, but didn't get it. Peter Parsons is mayor of Irishtown-Summerside.

There's a snake on the North Shore of the Bay of Islands! But no worries - this one's a giant art project, and everyone can contribute their creativity to make it even bigger and better. The rock snake started with one rock painted as the head. Then, everyone paints their own rock, making the snake longer and longer! The Irishtown-Summerside Recreation Committee got it going. The CBC's Amy Feehan visited and spoke with some children and parents about the rock snake.

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Jacinta Hewitt.....On this episode I chat to Jacinta Hewitt who talks about growing up in Connolly Park in town, play in St Stephen's Cemetery, reminiscing about the shops in Irishtown and becoming a Hairdresser.Also this week Kate Twohig and Eoin Hally have all the details on the upcoming "When Next We Meet" festival at Raheen House Hotel over the June Bank Holiday weekend.  

Willie Sutton grows up in a tough Irish neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York where he idolizes the gangsters who run the local docks. At the age of 10, he commits his first serious theft. Future crimes and false accusations force him to go on the run before he joins a gang of professional thieves. When he's 24, he makes his debut as a bank robber. But his first attempt produces less than stellar results. Bring the Arts home with Marquee TV! Sign up at Marquee.tv and receive 3 months for just 99 cents when you use the promo code AMERICA. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.   On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine O'Donoghue.....On this episode I chat to Catherine O'Donoghue who has just returned back home to Clonmel after spending over forty years living and working in America. Catherine talks about not only her time in the states, but also her days growing up in town and what she thinks of Clonmel today.Also this week I pop along to Sign Design and Print/Retro Signs in Irishtown to meet up with owner Declan Walsh.  https://www.theclonmelpodcast.com

ODR – Outdoor Rinks – are rising in popularity across New Brunswick – but what does it take to actually maintain a community skating rink with volunteers? Chad Martin joins Jenna & Tosh in studio... The post S6E15: What it takes to create an outdoor skating rink with Chad Martin of Irishtown/Maple Hills ODR first appeared on Pickle Planet Moncton.

When you turn on your taps, the last thing you want to see is murky, discoloured water. But poor water quality is the reality for many communities across the province. One affected community is Irishtown-Summerside, on the north shore of the Bay of Islands. Peter Parsons is the mayor.

This IS the season for all things pumpkin, and, today, there's a special meal being served up in Corner Brook that is making full use of some locally-grown pumpkins. We're talking giant pumpkins -- 450 pounds each -- grown by Joie de Vivre farm in Irishtown. Adrian Reid is one of the farm's owners. Madison's Restaurant in Steady Brook is turning the pumpkins into a hearty pumpkin soup. Erica Park is food and beverage manager at Madison's. Virender Singh, known to most people as Viru, is executive chef at Madison's.

Lorraine Barry is the Centre Manager at Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre. Tomorrow marks the launch of their sensory garden, tranquility room and dementia cafe.

Shannon Forrest............On this episode I chat to Shannon Forrest from "Rivesci" and we learn the correct way to pronounce it too! Shannon not only chats about the business, but also growing up in Clonmel in King Street Flats (where we recorded this interview) and Irishtown, meeting "The Royals" and the local shops of her childhood. Also this week I take a trip to The Clonmel Repair Cafe, how you could play for our cricket team, a text scam doing the rounds, the St Brigid's Cloak Procession and lots more.

Peg Rossiter.....On this episode I'm joined by The Nationalist's Peg Rossiter. Peg chats about her many years working for the paper, Clonmel in the war times, discovering Glenary, various jobs and growing up in the Heywood Road. Also this week Clonmel Rotary's "Cook Off Night" at Raheen House Hotel, Drag Brunch at The Talbot Hotel, Singing legend Red Hurley comes to St Mary's in Irishtown and lots more.

Paul Vautour is a beekeeper in the Irishtown area.

On Thursday, the RCMP told us about a scam that hit the Town of Irishtown-Summerside, on Newfoundland's west coast. Fraudsters hacked into an email thread and siphoned money from the Town. The scam also victimized some residents. Mayor Barry Wheeler talked about the impact.

The RCMP is investigating possible fraud against the Town of Irishtown-Summerside - located just north of Corner Brook. Authorities suspect an e-mail thread between the Town and a vendor was hacked. That resulted in an electronic payment from the Town being redirected to the fraudster instead of the vendor. Corporal Jolene Garland is the media relations officer with the RCMP.

Ger Gilroy and David Sneyd gave a final round-up of the FAI Cup final and discussed the future of Irish football on Tuesday's OTBAM. They also addressed the rumours linking Stephen O'Donnell with a move to Dundalk. Will St. Pat's manager stick around at Richmond Park or make a return to Oriel? The lads also discussed the incident in Irishtown ahead of the final. They also looked ahead to Ireland vs. Georgia. Should Vera Pauw alter her approach for a must-win game? #OTBAM is live every morning with  @Gillette UK  | #BestFaceForward Catch up on the latest sports stories on Monday morning with OTB AM. OTB AM is the sports breakfast show from Off The Ball – live weekday mornings from 7:30-10:00 am across the OTB channels. You can subscribe to the OTB AM podcast wherever you get your podcasts across the OTB Podcast Network via iTunes via ">Spotify via GoLoud

Brian Corcoran BC Fitness........This week I chat to Brian Corcoran from his gym BC Fitness in Irishtown in Clonmel. As I tuck into a cream bun and start to feel extremely guilty about it, Brian talks all things fitness, including participating in Iron Man competitions, to once being a jockey. Also on this episode Tina Clarke from Worldwide Cycles in Anglesea Street on her charity cycle, how you can save money with your business and support your local sports club, things to do this Halloween, how you could become one of Santa's Elves....no really! and lots more.

Andrew Hager's past is no laughing matter, but many who have met the 50-year-old Irishtown native would know him for his humor. Hager is taking that lighthearted approach to discussing serious topics of addiction and recovery as he shares his testimony with others through social media and events. Hager became sober during his incarceration in Fayette County, but his story will resonate with many who are struggling with substance use disorder, relationship difficulties and parental challenges. Today, Hager is sober, hosts a weekly Facebook Live Show and has become an advocate for treatment and recovery initiatives and family support. Among Hager's efforts have included hosting the Blameless Children event in Versailles in June which brought together children to share testimonies of how their parents' addiction has impacted their lives. Hager has witnessed the vicious cycle of addiction, trauma and parental influence with his own children, even serving time in prison with two of his sons. “That's the path I led them on,” he told the hosts of Real HopeCast , but he is channeling those past experiences into motivation for others.

Miss Ellies Takeaway....One of Clonmel's finest Chippy's Celebrated 40 years in business recently, the wonderful Miss Ellies in Irishtown. On this episode we find out how it all started, the Tramore connection, deep fried cream eggs and where did the name come from? was it to do within Dallas the TV show? Also this week, Jenny Cox from Clonmel Applefest on the "Our Sense of Place" writing project, the St Mary's Choral Society car raffle winner is announced, "eyes down" with Hillview's Flamingo Bingo where you can win cash, how you can take part in a Hedgehog survey and lots more.

Over 1500 people had been tested across five new Covid-19 test centres in Dublin and Offaly by 6pm today. The five walk-in test centres are in Blanchardstown, Tallaght, Irishtown and Grangegorman in Dublin, and Tullamore in Co Offaly. The centres will be open for one week and aim to test up to 500 people each day. Our reporter Barry Whyte has been along to the test centre in Grangegorman….

In this episode of Great Lakes Forward, our host Jade Davis, Vice President of External Affairs, is joined by Tom […]

Stan Campbell talks to Jo-Anne Phillips, co-owner of Jeramand Trucking in Irishtown, New Brunswick...a woman of many talents and wearing several hats, including the driver hat. This is a feature about the real lives of the people who bring everything we own, through rain, blizzards, traffic and a pandemic.

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner live from the brand new Athlone Credit Union, Irishtown, Athlone. We ask Agricultural Minister Barry Cowen how much he knows about farming, Junior Minister Pipa Hackett on whether she was as surprised as her colleagues to be called to Cabinet, why not all pubs will be open today even if they are allowed to and in the midst of this day of hope the parents of little Dan Donoher from County Laois receive the most crushing news, details of that and much more.

Irish Country Living #NewRoss (Irish: Ros Mhic Thriúin, formerly Ros Mhic Treoin) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around 20 km (12 miles) north east of Waterford. In 2016 it had a population of 8,040 people, making it the fourth- largest town in the county. weki The port town of New Ross dates from pre-Middle Ages. The earliest settlement in this area dates to the 6th century when St. Abban of Magheranoidhe founded a monastery in what is now #Irishtown. The original earthen banked circular enclosure of his monastery was visible around the graveyard until it was removed by the council.[citation needed] It was replaced by a concrete wall and steel fence.[citation needed] Its name, Ros, was shortened from Ros Mhic Treoin, or the Wood of the Son of Treoin.[5] New Ross was in the territory of Dermot McMurrough and came to prominence when the Anglo-Normans conquered the region. The Norman knight William Marshall and his bride Isabella de Clare arrived during the early part of the 13th century. An earthen defensive structure called a motte was built at Old Ross in order to hold the newly conquered territory. A medieval borough sprung up around it - peopled by English and Welsh settlers. The arrival of Isabella and William is described in the Chronicles of Ross, which are in the British Museum. It records that in 1189, Isabella set about "building a lovely city on the banks of the Barrow".[citation needed] The town's fortunes further increased when King John made William the Earl of Pembroke at his coronation in 1199. A year later, the Earl Marshal transferred the Norman capital of Leinster to Kilkenny and New Ross became the main port.[citation needed] #Wexford --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vegansteven/message

George Reynold's House in Irishtown are going above and beyond to keep their residents safe and entertained during lockdown. They brought you bingo and karaoke and this Saturday, it's comedy with Damian Clark and Danny O'Brien. Danny popped on to chat more with Cormac and Saoirse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the 2nd Songs, Stories & Shenanigans Podcast. This is J publisher & Editor of the OhioIANews. I’d like to start out with sharing a story form this month’s issue, Called Donnybrook, written by John Myers. Our heritage, American and for me, Irish, is the blueprint of what makes us who we are; have you been to The Greater Cleveland An Gorta Mor Stone? It is a good place to start. The Stone, on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, as well as a stone’s throw away, Settler’s Landing, soothed by the flowing Cuyahoga – the river, both physically and symbolically, is the gateway to Cleveland, for anyone, but especially, for the Irish. The river was the reason many came to Cleveland, and the gateway to Irish Town Bend. Irishtown Bend runs along this River, along the Flats. It is roughly the area from West 25th Street east to the river / north of Detroit Road. It was swampy. It was developed during the 1830s by the Irish who came to the area as laborers for the construction of the city's railways and canal. Many soon found work on the bustling city docks, or in the growing industries. Steel wouldn’t come until later of course, but other industries did. The area was characterized by the extreme poverty of the outcast Irish. We all know of the “No Irish Need Apply” signs, right? On shops, in newspapers – there is plenty of proof, if you wish to find it. For a period, the majority of the poorer Irish who came here lived in nothing more than flimsy shacks, built from discarded wood, anything they could find on the sometimes shifting hillside above the polluted and disease propagating river. Due to their outcast status in Cleveland (or name your city) society, the Irish formed a very close knit, closed neighborhood, much like the Italians & other ethnic groups like mine did. I kid you not when I say 3 and 4 FAMILIES, lived in a room, in double and triple decker houses. The weight alone sometimes caused the collapse of the houses. They would stop, bury the dead, and salvage whatever material could be used to build a new shelter, on the same spot. The constant threat of disease and the backbreaking work most engaged in made life in Irishtown tough, at times violent, and often very short. A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man in Irishtown bend. Life was centered on 10-12 hour workdays, 6, or 7, days a week; their community; the pub; and their faith. We all know of the Irish reputation for drinking. I hate stereotypes; don’t spread them. The brave may not live forever....but the cautious never live at all. There are some who will disagree with this history and say the poverty, the crowding didn’t happen. I think they look too late, in time. It evaporated when business pushed it out, heading into the new century. Increased immigration during the 1840s as Ireland headed toward Black 47 brought more of their countrymen, causing Irish Town Bend to expand. The neighborhood became known as the Angle, including old Irishtown and Whiskey Island. In the 1860s, St. Malachi Church was built in Irishtown, with St. Patrick's on Bridge near Fulton built earlier a little further west. With continued growth, the Irish expanded as far west as West 65th Street, adding a third parish, St. Colman's on W 65th & Madison, in the 1880s. West 65th Street was the first location of the West Side Irish American Club, before moving to W 93rd, and then to Olmsted Twp, where they have been since 1990. It is the largest of the Irish clubs, with 1,900 households as members. My dad has been President since 1991. As the Irish immigrants entered the 1900s, they had started to gain some upward mobility in society. Cops led to lawyers led to judges and through it all, politics. Increased industry and job opportunities, as well as business of their own where they paid it forward by providing jobs to newly arriving Irish, allowed for economic growth in the community. Irish to Irish called those that did well Lace Irish – both a hidden source of pride at making it, and a derogatory term, at taking on airs of success. Who knew being able to afford curtains would carry so much meaning? However, the Angle, especially Irishtown, remained the poorest area. This remained the case until early into the 20th century. As the Irish of Cleveland began to join the ranks of the middle class, they left Irishtown and headed for the western suburbs of Lakewood, Fairview Park and West Park, where I was born and raised, and returned to. I was working at a coalmine in Alabama when I got a job offer to return to Cleveland. Whoosh, I was gone. On Irishtown Bend, the homes that were left behind would become inhabited by Hungarian immigrants for a brief time, and then abandoned. An Gorta Mor Stone was designed, funded and placed by the Greater Cleveland Hunger Memorial Committee, founded by John O’Brien, Sr., my dad, and made up with “get things done” people from throughout our community, like me. It is a 10-ton, 10-foot stone, hand carved by stone cutter, craftsman and committee member Eamon D’Arcy, who passed away in 2014. What a legacy he has left on our shores. It was placed to coincide with the 150th Anniversary of Black 47. Forgive me if you know some of this, but here’s a quick blurb: There were over 4 million people in Ireland leading up to 1845. That number is debated; the number quoted depending on who is doing the counting. The governing authority, the British, said 2 million, and based their number on the Hearth Tax – in which the tax man, called the Excise Man, that you hear about in songs, walked around Ireland, and counted the hearths. “Run like the devil from the Excise man, to the hills of Connemara”… The Excise man attributed 1 man, 1 woman and two children to each hearth. Now I don’t know many farming families in Ireland that had only two children. The average was closer to 10. Often, a grandparent, or two, an unmarried aunt or uncle, or both lodged there as well. Some say 1 million died on the coffin ships, so called because people were packed in so tightly, and buried at sea when they died within, or left to shores world-wide, including Cleveland. I say it is more than 2 million, significantly more. Either way, a massive number of boats filled with grain were leaving Ireland while people were dying on the road, evicted for not being able to pay their rents, when the crops failed, for 5 consecutive years. The main crop was potato, and a man would eat 10 lbs in a day – a rich source of nutrients, and perfectly suited to the climate in Ireland. The crops have failed before, they have failed since, but the perfect storm of 1845 – 1850 sent the Irish across the world. Most prefer it be called An Gorta Mor (The Great Hunger), rather than The Famine, since they view it as a deliberate act of the British, rather than an act of God. The governing authorities wanted to convert farmland to grazing land – there was much more money in beef than in potatoes. 100 yards east of the Famine Stone is Settler’s Landing – it represents the spot that 42-year-old Moses Cleaveland brought a survey team of about 50 people to, in 1796, from Connecticut. Cuyahoga is an Iroquois name given to the river, it literally means, crooked river. The Superior Viaduct began in 1875 and completed in 1878. The Detroit Superior Bridge was built in 1918 – 102 years old. 100 yards from the Stone is Lorenzo Carter’s resident replica, built in 1976. Across the street is the Flat Iron. It is the oldest Irish pub in Cleveland. It was started in 1910. To the left of the building was a stair there, gone now, but I remember it. It led up to tiny rooms, just wider than a bunk, which held a bed and a little table. Outside the rooms was a wall full of cubbyholes. Men in town, Longshoremen who unloaded boats and sailors, got their mail there, after 3, 6 or maybe 12 months at sea. It gave them an address for family back home to write to. Too often, they came home to find a letter telling them a loved one had died. Yet still, they continued the practice of working, saving, enough to bring another from home. One who came was Tom Byrne, a flute teaching local legend, who emigrated to Cleveland in 1948 to join family already come over. He came into Terminal Tower on the train, to catch a bus out to his family. He was nervous, excited, hopeful and scared. He walked onto the square and the world had gone mad. Streamers, confetti, a parade, tens of thousands were on the street singing, hugging, cheering, and he thought, “Wow! What a country, to welcome a poor farm boy to their world.” He thought the celebration was given for everyone. He didn’t know that the Indians had won the World Series the day before. Let it be again, please God. These stories of cheering and sorrow are highly unusual to us here in America. But they are the stories of America. They are not unusual to those who left Ireland, Italy, all over Europe, for a better life. Many war veterans won’t talk about the war. Many immigrants are the same. But if you ask, respectfully and with curiosity, you might get them to tell. They have such amazing journeys; our challenge is to get them to tell those stories, before they are lost forever. It is what the Ohio Irish American News is about; the stories of our past, that shape our present, and future, they shape us. Ask them, I promise you will be amazed. I was going to do a bit of poetry to end the day, a work of mine called The Vacant Chair. I’m not going to, it’s sad and it’s sweet and I know it complete, but we’ll save it for another less stressful time. The news came out this week that Fests cancelled. All I ask is that: Vote by Mail Support Rest/Pubs/Import Stores As John Denver said, “Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know; www.OhioIANews.com www.facebook.com/OhioIrishAmericanNews www.twitter.com/jobjr Instagram: OhioIANews Thank you for allowing me to share my story with you; Please share yours, with me See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our 137th episode, which aired on March 4, 2016. Chrissy Crowley - Trundles, Last Night's Fun Coig - Nach Muladach Muladach Duine Leis Fhein, Five Liz Carroll et al. - Planxty Charles Bunworth/Rose And Kathleen's Slip Jig, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Liz Carroll et al. - Irishtown, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Liz Carroll et al. - The Plane of the Plank/The Knight of Glin's Jig, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Open the Door for Three - The Golden Glove, The Penny Wager Niall & Cillian Vallely - Muireann's Jig, Callan Bridge Kris Drever - The Call and the Answer, Mark the Hard Earth Kevin Crawford - John Carty's/The Stolen Reel/Feeding the Birds, In Good Company Oisin McAuley - Con Cassidy/We'll Have Our Own Fun/Killavil Fancy/Coleman's Cross, Far From The Hills Of Donegal LOCAL FOCUS: Mother Grove - Circles of Stone, 5th Kieran O'Hare - The Dark Slender Boy, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design

Our ninety-fourth episode, which aired on May 8, 2015. Liz Carroll et al - Blind Daniel the Piper/Crow Street, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Liz Carroll et al - Lady Gordon's Minuet, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Interview with Marty Fahey and Liz Carroll, part three Triona Ni Dhomhnaill - Carolan's Farewell to Music, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Liz Carroll et al - The Lough Derg Cross/A Tale of a Tub/The Potter's Wheel, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Interview with Marty Fahey and Liz Carroll, part four Liz Carroll et al - Irishtown, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Liz Knowles - The True Love of My Heart, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock and Aoife Ni Bhriain - It Was A Magic Mist That Came Over Me One Night and Put Me Astray, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Liz Carroll - The Wolf/The Duck, On the Off Beat Marty Fahey - Soft Mild Morning, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music

“It is a rather pleasant experience to be alone in a bank at night.” –Willie Sutton-Bank Robber William Francis “Willie” Sutton Jr. was born on June 30th, 1901 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a poor tenement neighborhood known at the time as Irishtown. He was the son of a blacksmith and the fourth of five children. His mother was a devout Irish Catholic who suffered from depression, which was said to be caused by the early death of a daughter. His father, William Sr., traveled for work and was absent more times from home than not. It was a tough time for the US, but for Irishtown in particular. Willie, a small child who was always fast, wiry, and quick-witted, left school before the eighth grade, but didn’t give up on education entirely. Brooklyn in the early twentieth century was a master-class in crime for a guy who knew how to apply himself, and if Willie Sutton was anything, it was industrious. He tried his hand early on at gainful employment, but honest work didn’t seem to suit Willie. He toiled as a store clerk, a gardener, as well as a driller, but said in an interview later that his longest period of “legal” employment was 18 months.

This episode discusses the controversial Poolbeg Incinerator, a massive municipal waste incinerator being built next to Dublin port. Residents of the nearby suburbs of Ringsend, Sandymount and Irishtown have been campaigning for 18 years against the construction on the basis of potential health and ecological effects, coming up against the undemocratic arrangement of Dublin City Council in regards to waste management. We talk to local activist John Whipple, Green Party councilor Claire Byrne and Mindy O'Brien, coordinator of environmental charity Voice Ireland. This aired on the 10th July 2015.

The Rockaways are a world unto its own, a former resort destination with miles of beach facing into the Atlantic Ocean, a collection of diverse neighborhoods and a truly quirky history. Retaining a variant of its original Lenape name, the peninsula remained relatively peaceful in the early years of New York history, the holding of the ancestral family of a famous upstate New York university.  The Marine Pavilion, a luxury spa-like resort which arrived in 1833 featuring 'sea bathing', opened up vast opportunities for recreation, and soon Rockaway Beach was dotted with dozens of hotels, thousands of daytrippers and a even a famous amusement park. Not even the fiasco known as the Rockaway Beach Hotel could drive away those seeking recreation here, including a huge population of Irish immigrants who helped define the unique spirit of the Rockaways. The 20th century brought Robert Moses and his usual brand of reinvention, setting up the Rockaways for an uncertain century of decreased tourism, urban blight and uncommon solutions to preserve its unique heritage. ALSO: Pirate attacks, the inferno in Irishtown, the Cabaret de la Morte, the Ramones and the legend of New York's very own Atlantis! www.boweryboyspodcast.com Twitter: Boweryboys Support the show.