Culture
It's 'Pennsylvinea'
Christine O’Donnell Carroll of Crossing Vineyards and Winery is being honored in the Irish Echo Business 50 in Philadelphia on tonight. By Peter Mc...
May 18, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Veils between worlds thin on Bealtaine
Some dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance displayed their confidence and style. PHOTO: DAN BROWN By Carmel McMahon The pagan festiv...
May 17, 2018
by Carmel McMahon
Culture
Search for a soul among ancient ruins
Anthony Murphy. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Anthony Murphy has been in the newspaper industry his entire working career, as editor, cop...
May 16, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Origin earns its party night
Quinn Bernegger. By Orla O’Sullivan Showcasing European talent is Origin Theatre Company’s specialty, but it was a New York native who transfixed a...
May 15, 2018
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Fantastic music on Gormley CD
Daithí Gormley's talent revealed itself early. By Daniel Neely Daithí Gormley is one of the great button accordion players in the music today, and ...
May 14, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Irish Open’ set for New Jersey course
2017 Irish Open winner Aiden Carragher By Irish Echo Staff The “Irish Open” Golf Championship will take place again this year at the Stockton Seavi...
May 11, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
EPIC launches campaign to collect emigrant stories
The EPIC museum relies heavily on interactive displays By Irish Echo Staff EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, is seeking stories from peo...
May 10, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Love it or hate it, it’s time again for Rhubarb
It’s Rhubarb season once more. Photo by Margaret Johnson IRELAND HOPPING/By Margaret M. Johnson Some folks actually look forward to rhubarb season,...
May 09, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Origin gala to honor Kenneys, Burke
Brigid and Ed Kenney By Irish Echo Staff Origin Theatre Company will conclude its 15th season of producing the American premieres of plays by emerg...
May 08, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Delorentos stands out from the pack
Delorentos By Colleen Taylor The number of indie electro bands forming in Ireland these days makes it hard to distinguish one from the other, but D...
May 07, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
‘The Fenians are coming!’
The following is an excerpt from the opening chapter of “Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68: the British Navy's show of force at the time of Confe...
May 03, 2018
by Cheryl MacDonald
Culture
O’Reilly has the Cannes-do spirit
Eggs and Soldiers” was shown at 45 festivals and broadcast on RTÉ in Ireland. By Peter McDermott It began with Jinty. Imelda O’Reilly got her writi...
May 02, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff