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Derry’s Cara Dillon is synonymous with mastery of the folk tradition— with sweetness, feeling, and musical poignancy. By Colleen Taylor Cara Dillon...

OLHA AFANASIEVA | DREAMSTIME.COM Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson Fresh or dried, figs are it! While not native to Ireland, they’re no longer ...

Dennis Kearns with the Chicago flag. By Irish Echo Staff The hosts of “The Skinny & Houli Irish Radio Hour” fly out to Ireland today with the grand...

Joe Hurley. PHOTO: K. YATOROLA By Irish Echo Staff A star-studded cast will mark the 40th anniversary of the passing of glam-rock icon Marc Bolan a...

C.S. Farrelly. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott If you like the presidential electoral skullduggery of “House of Cards,” admired the Netflix...

By Daniel Neely This week I’ve been listening to Danny Diamond’s forthcoming album “Elbow Room: Solo Fiddle Music from Ireland” and I must say, I’m...

Johnny Carson, left, and Phil Donahue on “The Phil Donahue Show” in August 1970. © ROLLYN PUTERBAUGH / “THE PHIL DONAHUE SHOW” By Irish Echo Staff ...

Cynthia Neale at the launch at McSorley’s Bar in the East Village, Manhattan, of “The Irish Milliner,” her latest novel about 19th century Irish im...

From left, Hugh O'Conor, Jon Bernthal, Tom Holland and Stanley Weber in "Pilgrimage,” a drama directed by Brendan Muldowney, which is set in Irelan...

Tiarnan Ó Duinnchinn. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely In the player this week is uilleann piper Tiarnan Ó Duinnchinn’s new album “Reggish Paddy...

Sean Mannion By Irish Echo Staff In October 1984, a packed Madison Square Garden played host to Irish boxer Sean Mannion, fighting for the WBA Worl...

John McDonagh is on route to a series of Irish Rep. performances No less than the world premiere of “Off The Meter, On The Record: Driving New York...