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Gina Costigan, who stars in “Crackskull Row,” on the left, with playwright Honor Molloy. CAT DWYER/CATSEYEPIX.COM By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@iri...

The songs in “At Swim,” Lisa Hannigan’s latest, delve into difficult and existential issues, like prayer, death, and funeral rituals. PHOTO BY RICH...

By Daniel Neely The Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis this year was absolutely amazing. It’s only just ended as I write, but I’m still getting ove...

Annalisa Chamberlin performing at the IAW&A salon on Aug. 16. PHOTOS BY CAT DWYER By Karen Daly We tried not to mention the recent heat wave but we...

John Duddy on stage at the Irish Repertory Theatre with Georgina McKevitt in the 2013 production of Laoisa Sexton’s “For Love.” PHOTO BY TREVOR MUR...

Gina Costigan. By Peter McDermott Actress Gina Costigan admits that she approached her move to America in recent times with some trepidation. But t...

In “Anthropoid,” Cillian Murphy, left, and Jamie Dornan play soldiers of the Czechoslovakian army in exile who lead a dangerous World War II missio...

Gina Costigan gave a sensitive performance in the evening's centerpiece "and in my heart." By Karen Daly On Monday, Aug. 1, the women of Nollaig na...

By Daniel Neely In the liner notes to his new album “Box Sets,” button accordionist John Redmond relates a story about going home to County Wexford...

Aoife Scott, left, and her cousins Danny O’Reilly and Róisín O performed together recently at Kilmainham Gaol. By Colleen Taylor The Black Family n...

TV and singing star Cathy Maguire. By Sean Devlin Cathy Maguire is no stranger to new opportunities. In possession of a career decorated with accom...

Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott There were to be many black-bordered pages in U.S. newspapers on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, and for days afterwa...