Culture

By Daniel Neely On March 31, 1976, the Cork to Dublin Travelling Post Office Train was robbed of over £200,000 in Sallins, Co. Kildare. The police ...

Catherine Ryan Howard’s “The Liar’s Girl” has been nominated for the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Novel. Page Turner / By Peter McDermott Ali Smith, a...

Maura Mulligan. By Irish Echo Staff Have you ever found yourself in the 23rd minute of someone’s presentation wondering if, and hoping, that the en...

Joe Hurley on stage. Rocker Joe Hurley will host his St. Patrick’s season perennial on next Wednesday evening, March 13, at City Winery in 155 Vari...

Alfred Hitchcock, pictured in 1955, directed a screen version of “Juno and the Paycock” in 1930. By Peter McDermott “Juno and the Paycock” was perf...

Mary Pat Kelly. PHOTOS BY CAT DWYER Salon Diary / By Karen Daly The first hour of the IAW&A February Salon at The Cell featured the launch of IAW&A...

Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson This week, the Christian world begins its observation of Lent, and for those who observe it, Ash Wednesday means f...

By Joseph Goodrich Colin Broderick’s new anthology, “The Writing Irish of New York,” offers an engaging portrait of contemporary Irish and Irish-Am...

"Heritage Hall" lives up to the BackWest hype. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely For some time, I’d been seeing the occasional Facebook accolade ...

Anthony McCarten has adapted for the screen his non-fiction books “The Pope” and “Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought Us Back From the Brink.” PHOT...

We Banjo 3. PHOTO: DAVID NORTON Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor It may still be February but St. Patrick’s Day season is already in swing for music...

Mary Deady. PHOTOS BY DAN BROWN Salon Diary / By Karen Daly On a night when many citizens were home watching the President report on the State of t...