Culture

Lots of great music out there these days which means I’ve got some great stuff to look forward to writing about and this week is no exception. In t...

Recent Irish immigrant to New York Joseph Pelan landed a job with BBC News’ “Talking Movies,” not long after arriving. He has answered a few questi...

At Dublin’s 48 Gardiner St. Lower, a plaque honors the boyhood home of Greek-Irish writer Patrick Lafacadio Hearn, who is barely known in Ireland, ...

Novelist Alice McDermott will receive the 2024 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award at a New York ceremony next Monday evening, Oct. 21. The I...

This week I’ll lead with a mighty congratulations to Fiona Ritchie, who at the end of last month stepped away from “The Thistle & Shamrock,” the NP...

We’ve all heard of the coveted Michelin “Stars" awards given to the world’s most outstanding restaurants, but did you know the Guide now awards “Ke...

The Irish Family History Forum continues its busy fall with two Zoom-only presentations featuring prominent guest presenters. “The Famine and Irish...

Harold Seaman and Vincent Forte were at the center of two cases that Paul O’Dwyer would never and could never forget. The two young men met the sam...

Sad news to start with this week in the passing of Rochester, New York’s Ted McGraw. McGraw was a cornerstone of Irish music in the Northeast. In a...

Bronx-born, Dublin-raised actor Saoirse Ronan has returned to her native city this month to present not one, but two remarkable films that burnish ...

Editorialists, teachers, clergymen and politicians from the post-Civil War era onwards loved their Abraham Lincoln quotes. A favorite was: “You can...

There’s something very special about autumn, the season that officially began on September 22 in the northern hemisphere. Also referred to as the “...