P.J. Cunningham

The attacks on 9/11 continue to reach out and hurt New Yorkers. Liam Cusack is one of them. Liam, a native of County Galway but a New York City resident for more than forty years, is fighting cancer and a form of muscular dystrophy, both linked to 9/11 exposure. According to his nephew, Bill Cusack, Liam's savings have been sapped dry by all the required medical treatment.. "I started a GoFundMe page that has helped a lot," said Bill.

There was a very interesting thread on the thesession.org's discussion forum last week that posed the question “Who was the first woman to release an Irish tenor banjo album?”  It was a nice, friendly discussion and I think consensus was that Angelina Carberry’s 2005 “An Traidisiún Beo” was the first.

Meath 1-22; Cork 2-17 A Royal Command second half showing powered Meath to the Division 2 title at Croke Park, with an unanswered run of eight points turning the tide against a Cork  side  who battled to the end but always were a shadow less certain about their play at Croke Park on Sunday. Manager Robbie Brennan has now seen his side secure both promotion and silverware to go with the promise of his first season last year.