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

'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
Last pitch to my friend 'Joe' Last pitch to my friend 'Joe'
You are not a business person, but I believe you'd have done a better job of preserving and building upon a $500 million legacy, which is the estim...
October 30, 2024 by Peter McDermott
A life in paint A life in paint
“I think of him now, as I did then, as driven by an insatiable desire for art-making, looking, studying, talking.” The words are from Wales-based t...
October 23, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Award Night Award Night
Novelist Alice McDermott will receive the 2024 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award at a New York ceremony next Monday evening, Oct. 21. The I...
October 16, 2024 by Peter McDermott
O'Dwyer was warrior for justice O'Dwyer was warrior for justice
Harold Seaman and Vincent Forte were at the center of two cases that Paul O’Dwyer would never and could never forget. The two young men met the sam...
October 10, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Lincoln's coalition of the sane Lincoln's coalition of the sane
Editorialists, teachers, clergymen and politicians from the post-Civil War era onwards loved their Abraham Lincoln quotes. A favorite was: “You can...
October 04, 2024 by Peter McDermott

 

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