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A few yarns on Stitching
Solas Nua's music curator Sarah O'Halloran is a composer from Ireland and she is currently an Artist-in-Residence at GWU. In today's post & a few up-coming blog entries she's going to give us a...
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What's the Story, Declan Meade?
Declan Meade. Photo by John Minihan Irish Book Day 2014 is extra special because of our collaboration with Irish literary magazine The Stinging Fly to create the first original Irish Book Day...
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Countdown to Irish Book Day
Dennis Houlihan, President of Solas Nua and producer of Irish Book Day counts down to the event and gives us some insight into the process of creating and distributing What's the Story? Dennis Houlihan...
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Irish Book Day Impressions
Solas Nua's Chairman Paddy Meskell spent Irish Book Day 2014 giving away copies of What's the Story? at his local Metro Stop, Columbia Heights. In today's blog he'll share some of the highlights of...
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Poetry (is a) Blast!
Solas Nua featured eight poets in What’s the Story?, the book we co-published with The Stinging Fly for Irish Book Day. We are delighted by the positive reception the book has received from the public...
View ArticlePoetry Blast: Siobhán Campbell
“Acerbic, cool, controlled, Siobhan Campbell gives us poetry with attitude.”We are delighted to present the work of Siobhán Campbell for our first ever Poetry Blast. Siobhán is from Dublin and she...
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Behind the Scenes of Stitching
In today's post composer Sarah O'Halloran takes us behind the scenes of her project Stitching. It's a music drama based on a play by Northern Irish playwright Colin Stanley Bell. As part of Sarah's...
View ArticlePoetry Blast: Lani O'Hanlon
It's Cherry Blossom season here in D.C., so we are delighted to share Lani O'Hanlon's poem Cherry Blossoms. It's a touching, short work about growing older, memories, and happiness among the Cherry...
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David Monahan disscusses "On Leaving"
Irish photographer David Monahan visits D.C. during the week of April 21st (2014). You can find about his public talks here. Before he arrives we're delighted to introduce him on the Solas Nua...
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Poetry Blast: Alan Gillis & Leontia Flynn
For our May Poetry Blast we are proud to present two poets from Northern Ireland.The Ulster Way by Alan Gillis and Airports by Leontia Flynn are read by D.C. actor Patrick Flannery. Alan Gillis Alan...
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Introducing J.J. Rolfe
J.J. Rolfe, photo by Eoin McLoughlin. Our June 30th Irish Popcorn! screening features Hill Street, an excellent recent documentary that chronicles more than two decades of skate boarding in Ireland....
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10 Questions for Eoghan Neff
Extreme fiddler Eoghan Neff indulged in us by answering 5 silly questions and 5 sensible questions to help us get to know him a little better. You can make up your own mind about which is more...
View ArticleThe Strypes
Irish band The Strypes will visit D.C. on August 19th to play at the 9:30 Club. Sean T. Kane, who works in the music industry in New York, fills us in on the band.Conversation around breakout Irish...
View ArticleIrish songs of Yeats and Joyce by Fran O’Rourke
The songs of the people were very important for both Yeats and Joyce. For Yeats they were the distillation of the folk tradition, the channel through which the ancient Celtic spirit survived. One might...
View Article"Brooklyn" Film Review by Adam McPartlan
Awards season is in full-swing, and Saoirse Ronan, star of the Irish-film Brooklyn, is poised for her second Oscar nomination at the ripe old age of 21 (previously nominated for Best Supporting Actress...
View Article"Room" Film Review by Adam McPartlan
Let me begin with a statement clarifying what this movie is: first, it is NOT The Room, widely considered the worst movie ever inflicted on humanity. This is a movie that has the best chance of any...
View ArticleIreland's Year in Film by Adam McPartlan
This has been a year of unusual good fortune for one of the smallest countries on Earth. Ireland, long over-shadowed in the film industry by the United Kingdom, has had one of the best years of any...
View ArticleCapital Irish Film Festival hosts chair of WIFTV Ireland
The tenth Capital Irish Film Festival (CIFF), which will run from March 3-6 at various D.C. theaters, is proud to host Rachel Lysaght, an award-winning film and TV producer who is the chair of Women in...
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