Culture
Chasing Hemingway’s ghost
Tara O'Grady and Dink Bruce in front of his 1949 Chevy pickup truck. By Tara O'Grady Ernest Hemingway came to me in a dream recently. He was wearin...
August 28, 2019
by Tara O'Grady
Culture
August Salon one of ‘best ever’
Mary Goggin. PHOTOS BY CHRIS BOOTH Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Walking into the Cell on sultry late summer day, we might not have predicted that th...
August 27, 2019
by Karen Daly
Culture
Drogheda proves ideal fleadh host
Cherish the Ladies leading the way at the fleadh. By Colleen Taylor The Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 concluded on Sunday, Aug. 18, with some beau...
August 26, 2019
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
'Princess' a hit in Galway
Mary Goggin will perform in “Runaway Princess” in New York on Saturday afternoon. PHOTO CREDIT: JEFF MOSIER By Irish Echo Staff Mary Goggin's autob...
August 22, 2019
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Salon welcomes old friends
Honor Molloy. PHOTOS BY CHRIS BOOTH Salon Diary / By Karen Daly The early August IAW&A Salon mixed presenters whom we don’t see often enough -- Sea...
August 22, 2019
by Karen Daly
Culture
Bantry and Beyond: A Star in Ballydehob
Goleen on the way to Mizen Head. PHOTOS BY MARGARET M. JOHNSON IRELAND HOPPING | Margaret M. Johnson. Part II I recently spent a few days in Bantry...
August 21, 2019
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Doyle elected Saoi of Aosdána
President Higgins admires the gold Torc on the head of composer Roger Doyle at Friday’s ceremony. By Irish Echo Staff President of Ireland Michael ...
August 20, 2019
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Duo play with unity, sense of purpose
Doireann Glackin, left, and Sarah Flynn. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely I love albums that combine high level playing with eye catching resear...
August 19, 2019
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Love and estrangement
Pearl River, N.Y., resident Mary Beth Keane has written a “beautiful novel, bursting at the seams with empathy,” according to one reviewer. PHOTO B...
August 15, 2019
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Inspired by an NYPD pioneer
Edward Conlon’s latest, “The Policewomen’s Bureau,” has been described by Joseph Wambaugh as “frightening, exciting, rewarding.” Page Turner / Edit...
August 14, 2019
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Dreams: ‘our last wilderness’
Carl Jung. By Máire Malone I wrote my debut novel about dreams because I believe passionately in the power of dreams to transform our lives and I w...
August 13, 2019
by Máire Malone
Culture
Visual album breaks new ground
Rebecca McGowan and Jackie O’Riley have great chemistry, which the visual element here is really best capable of capturing, says our columnist. Tra...
August 12, 2019
by Daniel Neely