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).

Latest Stories

Resilient Ellen left a light trace Resilient Ellen left a light trace
“I never thought it would be me crossing. I thought such a journey was bigger than me, that I’d never manage it or have reason to. I was all for st...
November 16, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Kansas City Star doesn't suffer fools gladly Kansas City Star doesn't suffer fools gladly
“The next Jackson County executive will face a long list of complicated, important issues: construction of a new jail, an aging downtown courthouse...
November 02, 2022 by Peter McDermott
KCK, KCMO have rich history KCK, KCMO have rich history
Peter Quinn was once visited by agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. So he reveals in his memoir “Cross Bronx: A Writing Life,” which has ...
October 27, 2022 by Peter McDermott
IAW&A to raise a glass to Larry Kirwan next Monday night IAW&A to raise a glass to Larry Kirwan next Monday night
Larry Kirwan is a man who needs no introduction, but he’s going to get one anyway next Monday evening in the beautiful Skylight Room, upstairs at R...
October 18, 2022 by Peter McDermott
O'Connor had change of heart on Michael Collins O'Connor had change of heart on Michael Collins
"This book has been a labor of love. To some extent it has been an act of reparation,” wrote Frank O’Connor in the foreword of a book of his in 193...
September 30, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Biden defends 'sacred proposition' Biden defends 'sacred proposition'
American historian Deborah Lipstadt came to public prominence in 2000 when best-selling author David Irving sued her and her publisher Penguin and ...
September 27, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Reappraising a revolutionary Reappraising a revolutionary
Cathal Brugha was shot during fighting in Dublin at the outset of the Civil War and died at the Mater Hospital the next morning, July 7, 1922. He w...
September 14, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Labor was 'part of who we were' Labor was 'part of who we were'
“Our working conditions are the children’s learning conditions.” So said Kara McCormick-Lyons, the president of the White Plains Teachers Associati...
September 08, 2022 by Peter McDermott
A good venue is half the battle A good venue is half the battle
They will begin to gather for the inaugural Story Night NYC at 6 p.m. Sept. 12, on the Churchill Tavern’s 2nd floor, 45 East 28th St. in Manhattan....
August 31, 2022 by Peter McDermott
‘People in search of a difficult truth’ ‘People in search of a difficult truth’
Joe Calderone’s novel “Don’t Look Back” begins at 9:05 a.m., Sept. 11, 2001. A probie double-checks his gear before leaving the firehouse. “It migh...
August 26, 2022 by Peter McDermott
A Great War veteran's 'riveting' and 'poignant' tale A Great War veteran's 'riveting' and 'poignant' tale
It’s 1979 at the outset of Joseph Goodrich’s mystery novel “The Paris Manuscript” and Ned Jameson’s daughter has persuaded him to move in with her ...
August 24, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Pirates take Royal Navy arms ship in Cork Pirates take Royal Navy arms ship in Cork
Tom Mahon remembered the grandfather for whom he was named as a “very kind, jovial man, with a great sense of humor, and a great raconteur.” He nev...
August 18, 2022 by Peter McDermott

 

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