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 is a graduate of University College Dublin (BA, MA).

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'There’s so much suffering'
Culture
'There’s so much suffering'
The Catholic Church lost an opportunity to speak out on the issue of suffering during the pandemic. That’s the view of leading American novelist Al...
Classic campaign book included Biden/Finnegan family story
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Classic campaign book included Biden/Finnegan family story
“The hospital was in a tough neighborhood, bad streets and dark. If the boys could sleep, Joe and Jimmy would walk those streets, half the night. T...
Secrets, lies & murder in Mohill
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Secrets, lies & murder in Mohill
For each anniversary until 1936, Rita Muldoon took out two memorial notices — one in her own name and one on behalf of her four children. Both woul...
Bringing it all back home
Culture
Bringing it all back home
“Radio is the future for the theatre.” That’s according to playwright Derek Murphy. These days drama has few enough options, but the Dubliner belie...
Revealing reactions to scholar’s passing
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Revealing reactions to scholar’s passing
Pellom McDaniels III, a professor at Emory University and a former professional football player, died suddenly at home on Sunday morning, April 19....
'Remember your country!'
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'Remember your country!'
[This article is one in a short series History by the Book. For two others in the series click here and here.] “Three key aspects of the Union stru...
Rallying to the Confederacy
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Rallying to the Confederacy
[The article is one a short series called History by the Book. The featured work here is David T. Gleeson's "The Gray and the Green." For others in...
Tammany’s ‘spectacle and service’
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Tammany’s ‘spectacle and service’
On a recent WNYC show, a therapist offered some of the usual advice for couples currently spending rather more time together that they’re used to. ...
The brewery on 47th Avenue
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The brewery on 47th Avenue
The stout once flowed at 47th Avenue, but these days Nycon New York Concrete Supply is responsible for most of the productive activity on that bloc...
Inspired by tradition on 34th Street
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Inspired by tradition on 34th Street
A view of the interior of the Long Hall on East 34th Street in Manhattan. PHOTOS BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott The Long Hall is a name to r...
Searching for life’s meaning
Culture
Searching for life’s meaning
Their father would look in on them after his workday ended. He’d ask the three children if they had said their night prayers. On one occasion, the ...
Authors make powerful case for program's floor of protection Authors make powerful case for program's floor of protection
President Biden drew boos and howls of protest when he suggested during his recent State of the Union address that some of his opponents had Social...

 

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