Culture
Heist saga told with ‘uncommon grace’
Gary Craig. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott For his first book “Seven Million,” Gary Craig returned to the scene of the crime, one that he ...
August 22, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Blunnie’s inspired by Leitrim’s landscape
Music is the family business, but Ailie Blunnie has taken perhaps a bolder path than her near relatives. PHOTO BY POOKADUBH By Colleen Taylor Some ...
August 21, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Fruits on the Flip Side
Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes. AAS2009 | DREAMSTIME. COM Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson Pineapple upside-down cake is a wonderful old-fashione...
August 18, 2017
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Prime time
Broadcast journalist Colm Flynn, seen here interviewing fashion blogger Erika Fox, is among the 2021 Irish Echo Top 40 Under 40 that is set for Fri...
August 17, 2017
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Fleadh features very of best of trad
By Daniel Neely As you read this, the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is raging away in Ennis, Co. Clare, and if it’s anything like last year’s Fleadh, i...
August 16, 2017
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Notes from the Departure Lounge
Malachy McCourt. PHOTO BY VINCENT REMINI Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott One of the most quoted couple of lines from George Bernard Shaw’s ...
August 15, 2017
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Carney’s work has supernatural effect
Rosie Carney, 20, had caught the attention of NPR on this side of the Atlantic. By Colleen Taylor It’s an almost eerie experience to hear true orga...
August 14, 2017
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Buckles, Cobblers, Crumbles and Crisps
ALEXEY BORODIN | DREAMSTIME.COM Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson In my last column, I asked, “what’s your preference — a crumble, crisp, cobbl...
August 11, 2017
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Hopes & predictions for 2017-18
John Spinks wearing the Newcastle colors. The Premier League kicks off again tomorrow night when Arsenal host Leicester City and so we've asked som...
August 10, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Sweet summer sounds, heart-rending poems
Malachy McCourt, seated in the center, with from left, John Brennan, Arianne Hutch, Caroline McEvoy, Annalisa Chamberlin, Guenevere Donohue, Bernad...
August 09, 2017
by Karen Daly
Culture
Plucky Pierre’s scientific method
Pierre Salinger was the first White House press secretary to be a celebrity in his own right. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott “The mood in t...
August 08, 2017
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Coyle is much in demand in NYC
By Daniel Neely In a little over a week’s time, close to 20 bands from all over the world will assemble at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis, ...
August 07, 2017
by Daniel Neely