President Donald Trump and President Michael D. Higgins do have a few things in common, despite outwardly very different images and appearances. Th...

So, I’ve a couple things in the media yoke this week. First up is Ultan O’Brien’s “Dancing the Line” (https://www.ultanobrien.com). O’Brien is a fi...

It was a bit foreboding of one of the themes for Irish American Writers & Artists Salon at Slainte Oakland. First, meeting Christopher and Claire W...

Pic of Day: Deputy Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has been appointed as the next Garda Commissioner, succeeding Drew Harris upon his retirement on...

Thousands of people walked through the doors of 345 Park Avenue over the years to attend events at the Irish Consulate or do business with an Irish...

Pic of Day: Padraig Harrington notched up a season's double Sunday by winning the Senior Open title at Sunningdale, England. The win followed Harri...

President Donald Trump and President Michael D. Higgins do have a few things in common, despite outwardly very different images and appearances. Th...

20 YEARS ago on Monday one of the most historic and transformative events in the Irish peace process took place. On July 28, 2005, the IRA issued a...

With its working class roots and boozy background, rock ‘n’ roll often teeters on the edge of chaos and violence. Rock music, on the other hand - u...

So, I’ve a couple things in the media yoke this week. First up is Ultan O’Brien’s “Dancing the Line” (https://www.ultanobrien.com). O’Brien is a fi...

It was a bit foreboding of one of the themes for Irish American Writers & Artists Salon at Slainte Oakland. First, meeting Christopher and Claire W...

Jimmy Cagney would play Tom Herion in the old days. He’s Chief of the Lyons, Illinois Police Department, founder, big cheese behind The Chicago Gar...

Older Irish people know of the painter Sir John Lavery because one of his many portraits of his wife Hazel was used to grace the Irish pound note f...

I have long been aware of Sally Quinn. And that’s not just because she was married to the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Quinn has c...

Kerry 1-26; Donegal 0-19 So now we know - making Kerry the underdog in an All-Ireland final and expecting not to get bitten is foolhardy as they us...

Sunday’s All-Ireland football final between Donegal and Kerry promises to be an exciting and evenly matched game. Under the new football rules we a...