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A session at Pier A. By Daniel Neely As I’m sure everyone reading knows, Sunday the 24th was the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rebellion, and her...

Ireland is raving about the latest album from the Young Folk. By Colleen Taylor Sometimes I visit the Irish Music Record Association’s top charts t...

Aedin Moloney (Morag), left, and Barrie Kreinik (Fiona) in “When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout.” PHOTO BY CAROL ROSEGG By Orla O’Sullivan...

A scene from "Sing Street." By Karen Butler Filmmaker John Carney says shooting his 1980s-set movie “Sing Street” in modern-day Dublin made him rea...

By Daniel Neely The Catskills Irish Arts Week is one of the Irish America’s great teaching institutions, and this year CIAW will run July 10-16. It...

Shilelagh Law’s sixth album, “Line ‘Em Up,” marries the old partying energy with a more reflective approach. By Colleen Taylor Some neighborhoods a...

Jimmy Breslin, Pat Fenton and Pete Hamill. By Pat Fenton I’m standing next to the wide front window inside Farrell’s Bar on the corner of 16th Stre...

Michael B. Barry. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Is Michael B. Barry an engineer who writes about history, an Irishman who writes about co...

Éabha McMahon was raised in the Irish language. By Colleen Taylor I thought I had the band Celtic Woman pegged: old songs, modern twist, dramatic t...

Bill Whelan says Friday’s concert will “make a statement of intent at the centenary about the Irish Arts Center and its future.” By Daniel Neely Th...

Tom Gilbert. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In “Playing First: Early Baseball Lives at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery,” Thomas W. Gilbert ...

By Daniel Neely Marcus Hernon is well known to fans of traditional music. He’s a world-class flute player who also makes highly-regarded flutes, an...