Culture
Walsh for Riverside Church event
Joan Walsh. The Irish Stand will reconvene on this Friday evening at Manhattan’s Riverside Church, with Joan Walsh, CNN political analyst and natio...
March 15, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘Party Face’: fun romp of an evening
Hayley Mills and Gina Costigan in “Party Face.” PHOTO BY JEREMY DANIEL By Orla O’Sullivan As a woman awaits her party guests her mother repeatedly ...
March 14, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
My Goodness, My Guinness!
PHOTO BY MARGARET M. JOHNSON Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson In late 1759, Kildare-born Arthur Guinness decided to "try his luck in Dublin...
March 13, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Lúnasa twist is superbly executed
Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Meaning “to twist” or “change direction,” “Cas” is the evocative title of traditional supergroup Lúnasa’s brand...
March 09, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Halfway’ has sense, sound of magic
The Lost Brothers will play the Irish Arts Center on next Monday. PHOTO BY DES MCMAHON Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor Ten years ago, two rock star...
March 08, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Irish Rock Revue – 20 years on
Joe Hurley on stage with Alphie McCourt and others. Joe Hurley will mark the 20th anniversary of his Irish Rock Revue at the City Winery on this Sa...
March 07, 2018
by Joe Hurley
Culture
9 Irish who helped build America
Mark Bailey. PHOTO BY JOSEPH MCDOUGALL Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Mark Bailey once read an essay that “quickly beat down a path down t...
March 06, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Love, artistry, courage abound at Cell Salon
Paddy Smith. By Karen Daly / Photos by Dan Brown The mid-February Salon at the Cell drew raves from audience members and from presenters grateful f...
March 05, 2018
by Karen Daly
Culture
Best of Bread Puddings
JARROD1 | DREAMSTIME.COM IRELAND HOPPING / By Margaret M. Johnson Instead of traveling around Ireland this week, I’m park-hopping at Walt Disney Wo...
March 02, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Devlin makes songwriting look easy
Colin Devlin will be on stage at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday night as part of this year’s CraicFest. By Colleen Taylor For Colin Devlin, songwri...
March 01, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Clark’s journey has been ‘magical’
Natalie Clark will perform at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday evening as part of the CraicFest. By Peter McDermott “I tell it from the heart,” said ...
February 28, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
From Civil War to media revolution
John Horgan, the coauthor of “Irish Media: A Critical History,” was appointed Ireland’s first press ombudsman in 2007. Page Turner / Edited by Pete...
February 27, 2018
by Peter McDermott