Culture
'Blinkered' tackles suicide
Patrick McBrearty and Gemma Walker play brother and sister Ryan and Stella in “Blinkered.” PHOTO: GAV CONNOLLY By Patricia Byrne Sole Purpose Produ...
May 26, 2017
by Patricia Byrne
Culture
Sisters: foot soldiers with tough job
A new play focuses on how the Sisters of Charity greatly helped Archbishop John Hughes’s policy promoting Irish Catholic assimilation and integrati...
May 25, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Origin marks 15 at NYC gala
Norman Huston and Loretta Brennan Glucksman. PHOTOS BY ORLA O'SULLIVAN By Orla O'Sullivan The Origin Theatre Company celebrated 15 years of bringin...
May 24, 2017
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Stellar lineups for local events
“Edges of Light,” at the Irish Arts Center from June 1-3, features, from left, Tola Custy, David Power, Colin Dunne and Maeve Gilchrist. By Daniel ...
May 23, 2017
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Róisín to join mom’s ‘Last Call’
Mary Black will perform 12 concerts in the U.S. and one in Ontario this summer. By Colleen Taylor Mary Black is coming out of retirement to bid far...
May 22, 2017
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
New look at the murder of Sister Cathy
Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik. Photo courtesy of Netflix. By Bill Hughes Beginning tonight, Netflix viewers will be able to view all seven episodes o...
May 19, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Bloomsday events spreading beyond Bloomsday
The cover of the first edition of “Ulysses” By Irish Echo Staff As has been the case for some time with St. Patrick’s Day, the celebration of Bloom...
May 18, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
First act in a future setting
Loretta Brennan Glucksman (in green), flanked by Pauline Turley and Aidan Connolly of the Irish Arts Center, sets the celebratory tone before the f...
May 17, 2017
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Sensational gathering of talent
K.C. Trommer By Karen Daly Maureen Walsh Hossbacher and Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, Irish American Writers & Artists’ inimitable sister act, produced an...
May 16, 2017
by Karen Daly
Culture
Champions of Breakfast: Part I
Ballynahinch breakfast buffet. Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson How often do you see a breakfast review in a weekend restaurant column? Georgi...
May 12, 2017
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
An emotive, powerful, flexible voice
Craig Gallagher has redesigned an Elvis classic into his own style. By Colleen Taylor I thought if I’d heard Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in...
May 11, 2017
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
In-demand Clancy’s voice captivates
Dónal Clancy’s “On the Lonesome Plain” contains a mix of vocal and instrumental tracks. By Daniel Neely Earlier in the week I knocked over a stack ...
May 10, 2017
by Daniel Neely