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Ryan Tubridy. PHOTO: BARRY MCCALL Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott History records that the top news event for June 26, 1963 was the “Ich bi...

Novelist Donal Ryan giving a class during the Frank McCourt Creative Writing Summer School in New York in 2016. By Peter McDermott Last summer, the...

The lobby of the River Lee Hotel, a 4-star, 182-room room in the heart of Cork City. By Margaret M. Johnson The dilemma you face when traveling aro...

The Henry Girls have the benefit of a lifetime of practice together. By Colleen Taylor The Henry Girls are at it again. To complete their theme of ...

Nathan Gourley, Mairéad Hurley and John Blake’s CD together is “The Truckley Howl.” By Daniel Neely A couple of really lovely albums to write about...

Andy Murray and Obi Abili in "The Emperor Jones," which is showing at the Irish Rep through May 21. PHOTO: CAROL ROSEGG By Orla O’Sullivan “The Emp...

Angelina Carberry and Dan Brouder’s “Waltz for Joy” has made a special contribution to the long line of banjo/box combinations. By Daniel Neely The...

Aoife Williamson as Ophelia in “Looking For Ophelia” at this week's Puttin' on Her Shorts, an annual festival of plays produced by the Poor Mouth T...

From left, Jimmy Breslin, Pat Fenton and Pete Hamill met in Farrell’s Bar, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, last April when journalist and author Jonatha...

Kyle Alden. By Colleen Taylor “The West,” in all its mystery and ruggedness, is a strong fixture in both the American and Irish cultural imaginatio...

Track Dogs had two radio hits in Ireland in 2016. By Colleen Taylor “Groovy” is not a word I often use in this column, but that’s just the adjectiv...

ANNAPUSTYNNIKOVA | DREAMSTIME.COM Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson If we were in Ireland this week, we’d all be scurrying to find the perfect ...