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UICC to honor Sen. Mitchell at San Francisco gala, April 12 UICC to honor Sen. Mitchell at San Francisco gala, April 12
San Francisco, Calif. -- During its 50th Anniversary year, the United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco is hosting an extraordinary evening of...
April 01, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
10 fiddlers' takes on slow airs
In 2017, I wrote about Tony MacMahon’s “Farewell to Music” here , the landmark – and final – recording from one of traditional music’s greatest mus...
April 01, 2025 by Daniel Neely
Jack O'Connell, proud Teamster, Screen Actors Guild member, 81
Jack O’Connell worked many stints as a barman during his life, and he played one several times on TV and in the movies. But O’Connell, who died at ...
March 28, 2025 by Peter McDermott

An answer to a child's question
My daughter asks me “How big is a leprechaun?” I do know the answer, having seen a few of them in their regalia, in the fields of ashen rye and all...
March 28, 2025 by Anthony C. Murphy

Unlikeliest of heroes return Unlikeliest of heroes return
In his 2023 novel, “My Father’s House,” Joseph O’Connor brought two Irish wartime heroes back to life. One of them, Hugh O’Flaherty, a monsignor or...
March 26, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Tierney's Plate Tierney's Plate
New York City, 2000 — It could be said that Phineus Tierney was a sinner. That could be said. It could also be said that Phineus Tierney, in the th...
March 25, 2025 by James Rodgers
Passion for Justice Passion for Justice
Robert Polner (pictured below) and Michael Tubridy will speak about “An Irish Passion for Justice” on this Friday, Mar. 28, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m, at the...
March 25, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
Jane Austen celebration Jane Austen celebration
Jane Austen event at 92nd Street Y.
March 25, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
An indispensable Fleadh history An indispensable Fleadh history
Making their U.S. debut at New York City’s Joyce Public House on Saturday, March 29, are the Collectors, a new group visiting from Ireland that fea...
March 25, 2025 by Daniel Neely
LISTEN: Stew Serves up Second Helping of Stack
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LISTEN: Stew Serves up Second Helping of Stack
As speculation of a U-turn by the American Irish Historical Society on its shock move to oust executive director Dr. Elizabeth Stack continues to m...
March 24, 2025 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Cathedral at center of Irish story Cathedral at center of Irish story
There are few buildings in New York City that have witnessed more Irish American history than Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Mulberry Street north ...
March 21, 2025 by Geoffrey Cobb
Celebrating Mums in Ireland Celebrating Mums in Ireland
Mother’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland on the fourth Sunday in Lent (March 30 this year) since 1924 when it was introduced by the Irish Women’...
March 21, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson
Mysticism is under-examined Mysticism is under-examined
In the planning of a move from his long-time Paris apartment during the winter of 1938-39, James Joyce radically downsized his personal library. “I...
March 19, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Minnesota Irish bid fond farewell to Irish dance legend Séamus O'Sé
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Minnesota Irish bid fond farewell to Irish dance legend Séamus O'Sé
The Irish of Minnesota are in mourning this week for Séamus (Jimmy) O'Sé, a beloved figure whose impact on the world of Irish dance will resonate f...
March 19, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
Bond that creates brilliant music Bond that creates brilliant music
I've got a real treat in the media yoke for readers this week. “Dan Gurney & Christina Dolphin,” the new album of traditional music performed on fl...
March 18, 2025 by Daniel Neely
Farmer refused to be fenced Farmer refused to be fenced
“Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote Robert Frost. What he didn’t say was that porous fences can lead to murder. In Ireland, farmers’ land is n...
March 14, 2025 by Tom Phelan

 



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