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

Irish America via a convex mirror Irish America via a convex mirror
University of Connecticut Professor Mary M. Burke has written a book that the field of Irish Studies in the United States will find hard to ignore ...
June 30, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Getting the blend just right Getting the blend just right
Michael McKillop is a bar to bar salesman. Or at least he was on his recent 8-week sojourn in New York City, bringing the good news of Lir whiskey....
June 29, 2023 by Peter McDermott
'A treasure for lucky readers' 'A treasure for lucky readers'
What’s with the sky’s strange color? And the smoky air? They were the questions guests were asking once safely inside the welcoming doors of the ne...
June 27, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Media identifies wild-fire culprits as East Coast chokes Media identifies wild-fire culprits as East Coast chokes
This piece was published in the Irish Echo on June 21. “Blame Canada!” was the New York Post’s Page 1 headline on Thursday, June 8, with the subhea...
June 26, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Resilience-building wisdom Resilience-building wisdom
We’ve had quite the week in New York. Some here might relate, then, to the old Irish proverb: “Na trí cairde is fearr agus na trí naimhde is measa:...
June 13, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Florida's politics of exclusion Florida's politics of exclusion
This commentary appeared in the May 31 issue of the Irish Echo. “Al Lawson felt the weight of his victory the night he was elected to Congress in 2...
June 09, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Overcoming adversity via punk Overcoming adversity via punk
“The only thing that really works there is a mixture of the cultures.” So said Jimmy Fay about Belfast, where he is the executive producer of the L...
June 08, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Bloomsday at Bloom's Tavern, via Origin, celebrates its 10th year Bloomsday at Bloom's Tavern, via Origin, celebrates its 10th year
It will be James Joyce meets “Jeopardy” this Sunday at Bloom’s Tavern on Manhattan’s East 58th Street A quiz has become part of the eclectic mix at...
June 06, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Passing on the culture & heritage Passing on the culture & heritage
"I wrote this book to help you learn more about Ireland and to help you decide which topics interest you so much that you will want to look for eve...
June 01, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Kavanagh comes to stay - a 'warmer, less acerbic view' results Kavanagh comes to stay - a 'warmer, less acerbic view' results
Patrick Kavanagh has been referred to as the most important Irish poet in the decades between W.B. Yeats’s death and the rise of Seamus Heaney. And...
May 25, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Escape Line to freedom Escape Line to freedom
Joseph O’Connor’s latest novel, “My Father’s House,” is inspired by the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who risked his life in Italy durin...
May 18, 2023 by Peter McDermott
'The news business has a future' 'The news business has a future'
It began with a strike. “We were walking the picket line through the night. I think we had nine blizzards that year,” said Daily News striker Joann...
April 26, 2023 by Peter McDermott



 



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