Bars & Clubs - March 17, 2009
St. Patrick's Scene: Brocach
Around dinner time tonight, there was a good mix of diners and drinkers at Brocach; not the crazy Water Street crowd and I honestly didn't see many that I would guessed had been out since 6 a.m.
Tags: brocach, st pats, ireland, guinness

Bars & Clubs - March 17, 2009
"Authentic" Irish suds in Milwaukee's pubs
More than 11,000 pubs line Irish streets, ranging from tourist destinations in Dublin and Dingle to rural "public houses" in the front room of local's homes. Posters o f colorful pub entrances stock gift shop shelves and the Guinness Storehouse at St. James' Gate Brewery is Ireland's number one international tourist attraction.
Tags: irish pubs, authentic, brocach, mo's irish pub, county claire, ireland, guinness, dublin, dingle

Living - March 16, 2009
Video of the Day: "Authentic" St. Patrick's traditions
Tomorrow is the day when just about everyone puts on Green and celebrates all things Ireland. Here is a video with tips on celebrating like they do in the "old country."
Tags: st.patrick's day, ireland

Sports - July 14, 2008
McAuliffe is first American in Ireland hurling event
Milwaukee athlete Dan McAuliffe, a member of the Milwaukee Hurling Club, has been invited to participate in the Aug. 2 "Poc Fada," competition. He is the first American-born player to ever compete in the event.
Tags: Dan McAuliffe, Poc Fada, Ireland, hurling, Milwaukee Hurling Club

Music - May 9, 2008
Slam-dunk for The Swell Season
Prior to last night's sold-out performance at The Riverside, I expected to see The Swell Season play songs from the film "Once" and be done with it.
Tags: The Swell Season, "Once, " Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, John Carney, Damien Dempsey, Ireland, Dublin, Riverside Theater

Music - March 13, 2007
Irish archive shows that music documents history
The Ward Irish Music Archives, the largest such collection outside of Ireland, with over 40,000 Irish and American Irish musical recordings and artifacts, is the centerpiece of the American Sheet Music Symposium.
Tags: Irish Fest, sheet music, Ed Ward, Ireland

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 15, 2007
"Translations" raises questions
Why does it matter what language you use, what words you choose to describe a thing? What if you refuse to use words at all? I guess this play raises a lot of questions.
Tags: The Rep, Translations, Irish, Ireland, Brian Friel

Dining - March 11, 2006
Knead a taste of Ireland?
Dee Marczewski knows soda bread. She's won Milwaukee Irish Fest's baking contest every year for the past decade. In fact, a few years ago, Marczewski swept nearly all of the baking categories. Here's her not-so-secret recipe.
Tags: Irish, Ireland, Patrick's, Paddy's, Marczewski, soda bread, baking contests, Irish Fest

Bars & Clubs - March 9, 2006
Get your Irish on at area bars and eateries
St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching, bringing an avalanche of events, but if you're not in the mood for green Miller Lite, blinking shamrock necklaces, and less than traditional renditions of a corned beef sandwich, Milwaukee has more than enough Eire-blooded activities going on to keep you in the green.
Tags: Irish, St. Pat's, St. Patrick's, Mo's, Packy's, McBob's, Derry, Guinness, Smithwicks, Tullamoredew, Clare, ICHC, Ireland

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 9, 2006
Alcoholic drinks largely absent in Brew City bars
Brew City has lots of non-beer beverage options -- from fancy wine to rip-roaring Red Bull mixers -- but there are plenty of potent potables that, to our knowledge, are yet to sweat on Milwaukee bar tops.
Tags: von trier, africa, china, ireland, england, Absinthe, Amarula, Baijiu, Caipirinhas, Dawa, Guavaberry, Michelada

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 26, 2005
Milwaukee Seen: Jan. 26, 2005
This week, Julie is seen with local author James Liddy and his recently published autobiography, "The Doctor's House." They chat about the literary scene 30 years ago and how there's still the potential to find good writers in Milwaukee.
Tags: James Liddy, Jacques', The Doctor's House, Dublin, Ireland, Irish literature, Beat literature, Blue Mountain, Gold Set Dancing, San Francisco State, creative writing programs, open mic night, UW-Milwaukee, Woodland Pattern Bookstore

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 23, 2004
The Uptowner's international reputation gets press
A far-flung OnMilwaukee.com reader hipped us to the fact that Riverwest's own The Uptowner yesterday got a nice bit of international attention in Ireland's Sunday Tribune.
Tags: The Uptowner, Ireland, Dublin, Riverwest

Movies & TV - Oct. 17, 2003
Schumacher composes fitting tribute to "Veronica Guerin"
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joel Schumacher push all the right buttons in "Veronica Guerin," a new film, starring Cate Blanchett, about the eponymous Irish reporter murdered by drug dealers in 1996.
Tags: Guerin, Blanchett, Ireland, Bruckheimer

Music - Jan. 22, 2003
Celia Farran takes Celtic creativity to the Fourth Dimension
Recently, Celia Farran chatted with OnMilwaukee.com despite her many projects and busy performance schedule about Irish music, fairies, Milwaukee and what it's like being a redhead.
Tags: Celia farran, Irish, Ireland, Frogwater, Willy Porter

Movies & TV - Oct. 24, 2002
"Bloody Sunday" artfully portrays a dreadful day in Ireland
Director Paul Greengrass clearly has something to say here and he says it eloquently and, with the help of Director of Photography Ivan Strasburg, in a hard-hitting fashion.
Tags: Ireland, Derry, IRA, Bloody Sunday