Culture

[Portrait of Richard painted by Barthel ii in the 1520s, after a lost original, for the Paston family. Owned by the Society of Antiquaries, London,...

November 27, 2024 by Tom Phelan

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

OD3 delivers at highest level

Last weekend I was down at the Baltimore Irish Tenor Banjo Summit doing a little speaking thing on the Flanagan Brothers, a family of traditional m...

November 25, 2024 by Daniel Neely

Thanksgiving Sides: Variations on a Theme

There’s the turkey, of course, but oh those sides! Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, stuffing — the list goes on and on for family...

November 22, 2024 by Margaret M. Johnson

Derek & Dad's plan goes awry

Dad’s friend Derek was a keen gardener. He only had a small patch to grow on, like all of us on the estate. My dad had planted potatoes and strawbe...

November 21, 2024 by Anthony C. Murphy

A mini-tour to remember

“We like to make memories here,” Artistic Director Maire Logue said as we crossed the street from St. John’s Theatre and Arts Centre in Listowel to...

November 19, 2024 by John Kearns

Historical Society's future secure on Fifth Ave. with Stack at helm

I never cease to be amazed every time I walk into the American Irish Historical Society, whose elegant home located at 991 Fifth Avenue, just acros...

November 15, 2024 by Geoffrey Cobb

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

NYIC celebrates 20 years

Pic of Day: The New York Irish Center held its 20th Anniversary Benefit last Saturday. Actor John Duddy is pictured, left, with comedian Colin Quin...

November 14, 2024 by Irish Echo Staff

Theme is 'Truth, Myth, Legend?'

Even though Samhain had passed a few days earlier, some spirits remained to join the women of Nollaig Na mBan NY’s celebration. The group, founded ...

November 14, 2024 by Karen Daly

New Work Explores Irish Music, Dance in Logging Era Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minn. – The Eoin McKiernan Library at Minnesota’s Celtic Junction Arts Center finds strength in a local focus. As Library Director, I b...

November 13, 2024 by Brian Miller

High-level album from top trio

Fiddle, box, and piano is a classic instrumental grouping. For me, the die for this array was cast in the 1960s, when Andy McGann, Joe Burke and Fe...

November 13, 2024 by Daniel Neely

Culture

BOOKS: Blockbuster account of H-Block escapee's flight to California and fight for justice

Above the Ground, the story of Kevin Barry Artt, 1983 H-Block escapee who found refuge in California, is much like that of Gerry Conlon's of the Gu...

November 12, 2024 by John McNally

Cranberries Star on November Table

Growing up in Massachusetts, home to Ocean Spray, the largest cranberry cooperative in the U.S., I always looked forward to “cranberry month!” Nove...

November 07, 2024 by Margaret M. Johnson

Taylor rematch will take place at new weight

Katie Taylor’s big rematch with Puerto Rican ace Amanda Serrano at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 15 is set for a new weight and not in ...

November 07, 2024 by Jay Mwamba

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