Culture
Catching a tiger with a tale
O’Rawe’s tale is based on a real life bank heist By Richard O’Rawe “So, Ricky, what did you do with the money?” This was the opening shot from BBC ...
December 07, 2018
by Richard O'Rawe
Culture
Kids inspiring my Bronx and Brooklyn tale
In the classroom with some of the middle school students By Denise Deegan I have just touched down in Dublin after two weeks in New York City, rese...
December 06, 2018
by Denise Deegan
Culture
Katie Taylor for NY, Dec. 15
Katie Taylor is heading for Madison Square Garden. RollingNews.ie photo. By Jay Mwamba Irish starlet Katie Taylor is back in New York City on Decem...
December 04, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
McGuire’s latest not to be missed
The cover of the new Manus McGuire album Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely We’re in the swing of Christmas season, folks, which means that it’s t...
December 03, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Taking Fenianism seriously
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “Fenianism’s role in Irish history is controversial and contested. Its penchant for splits, conspiracies, f...
November 29, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Science denial is always bad news
Max Boot is a conservative thinker who has changed his mind about climate change. “REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER”/VIA YOUTUBE Between the Lines / By Pe...
November 29, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
The comic from somewhere else
Maeve Higgins, the author of "Maeve in America." PHOTO BY JEANNIE O’BRIEN Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott A few years ago during an Artists...
November 28, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Don’t Pack Up The Cranberries Yet
NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson Thanksgiving 2018 might be in our rearview mirror, but cranberries, always syn...
November 27, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Lineage can be a hindrance: Huston
Jack Huston, who was born into Hollywood royalty, stars in “The Romanoffs.” AMAZON STUDIOS By Karen Butler "The Romanoffs" star Jack Huston knows a...
November 26, 2018
by Karen Butler
Culture
Costigan relishes new challenge
Gina Costigan said being involved with the Broadway production of “The Ferryman” is “exciting and terrifying all at the same time.” PHOTO BY PETER ...
November 21, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Superb music sets Power apart
By Daniel Neely It’s not often that I get a CD as marvelous as Jimmy Power’s “Go Home and Have Your Dinner,” but here we are. A collection of 35 re...
November 20, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Galway trio thinks like Irish America
The Whileaways. Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor I love Irish Americana—Eirecana as it’s sometimes called—because it sounds like home. The home I’m ...
November 19, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff