Peter McDermott

Peter McDermott joined the Irish Echo’s full-time editorial staff in 2004. Before that he was a frequent contributor to the Echo and to Newsday, and he has written also for a variety of publications in Ireland, including the Irish Times, the Sunday Press and the Irish Examiner. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from University College Dublin.

Latest Stories

King's non-violence made radical demand for inclusion King's non-violence made radical demand for inclusion
Martin Luther King Jr. was transformed from a private citizen into a public figure one afternoon in early December 1955. He told his wife Coretta w...
January 17, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Recalling a labor hero Recalling a labor hero
“I have been lucky to have been surrounded by inspiring, loving people like Brendan Archbold (RIP), a friend I will miss forever.” Maybe it was rea...
January 09, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Where UFOs dare to fly Where UFOs dare to fly
There is a view that if aliens were so advanced as to reach Planet Earth then they are already here and in forms we can’t understand or recognize. ...
January 08, 2025 by Peter McDermott
A year in authors' responses A year in authors' responses
This year the Echo will mark 20 years since the debut of the author questionnaire Page Turner. We note here the writers and books featured in 2024 ...
January 02, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Rooney's at the helm Rooney's at the helm
Bethann Rooney is at peace when she’s at sea. The director of the Port of New York, however, was forced to change course as a young woman, having i...
December 21, 2024 by Peter McDermott
'Christmases were wonderful' 'Christmases were wonderful'
The Christmas of the past can seem better than the Christmas of the present. Why is that? One answer is: We had less, but what we did have was more...
December 20, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Christmas, 75 years ago Christmas, 75 years ago
“Bareheaded and carrying a lighted candle in his left hand, the frail figure of Pope Pius XII crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at St. Peter's...
December 19, 2024 by Peter McDermott
'Breathtaking look' at Jackie 'Breathtaking look' at Jackie
A December 1958 issue of Time magazine focused on six likely Democratic candidates for the U.S. presidency in 1960 and also the “Hopefuls’ Helpmate...
December 12, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Family dinner, culture war Family dinner, culture war
[Top: “Above all! Let’s not talk about the Dreyfus Affair!” Bottom: “They talked about it…” Lorraine Beitler Collection of the Dreyfus Affair. Univ...
November 26, 2024 by Peter McDermott
'Irish racing is thriving' 'Irish racing is thriving'
Robbie Dolan showed that you can never count the Irish out when it comes to racing. The County Kildare-born jockey rode Knight’s Choice to the 2024...
November 20, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Build it and they will come Build it and they will come
“We all tend to see our participation as the train’s first stop.” So says James F. Olwell in “The Art of Being Irish in Hell’s Kitchen.” The Bronx-...
November 14, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Revolution in the capital Revolution in the capital
“On the whole, given fair weather, no place can look brighter, livelier, or more lovely than the much-maligned City of Dublin, and its ample square...
November 07, 2024 by Peter McDermott

 

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