Culture

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jane Austen event at 92nd Street Y.

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...

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...

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 ...

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’...

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...

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...

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...