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Sheila Falls Keohane has taken over the reins at Boston College’s Gaelic Roots series from her one-time teacher Seamus Connolly. By Daniel Neely Th...

Geraldine Hughes By Irish Echo Staff It’s a long way from Belfast to New Paltz. Especially when it’s via New York City. But Belfast actress Geraldi...

Malachy McCourt will be honored on Monday, Oct. 17. ROLLINGNEWS.IE By Irish Echo Staff A large circle of Malachy McCourt’s friends and admirers wil...

Paul Moses is the author of “An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York’s Irish and Italians.” Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “Cle...

Van Morrison will perform at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Sunday as part of his U.S. tour. By Colleen Taylor Van Morrison needs no introductio...

Ben Barnes, Billy Roche, Barbara Jones, John Banville and Elizabeth White, executive director of the Wexford Arts Center. PHOTO: ORLA O’SULLIVAN By...

PHOTO: MARGARET M. JOHNSON By Margaret M. Johnson With recipes handed down through generations, one of Northern Ireland’s food treasures lies in th...

Cameron McCauley in “Bears in Space,” which continues through the weekend at 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan. PHOTO BY IDIL SUKAN By Orla O’Sullivan At...

Fionnuala Doran. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott The very design of the cover of Fionnuala Doran’s “The Trial of Roger Casement” helps expl...

Cathal Hayden possesses a commanding technique. By Daniel Neely The other week I was handed a copy of Cathal Hayden’s brand new solo banjo album “H...

Neil Hannon’s other musical claim to fame is his composition of theme music for “Father Ted.” By Colleen Taylor I’m a sucker for any Irish musician...

Sonya Kelly gets tied up in the red tape of immigration regulations in "How to Keep an Alien." PHOTO CREDIT: GER HOLLAND By Orla O’Sullivan “Why wo...