Culture

Mongoose on stage. By Colleen Taylor This week, I’ve been enjoying the “jolks” of a mongoose—and that’s a sentence only partly punned. The young Du...

Pat Fenton on Park Avenue. The Irish-American Writers & Artists Salon will reconvene tonight, Thursday, at the Symphony Space's Thalia Bar, 2537 Br...

Nelson’s Pillar, seen here in 1927, was opened on Oct. 21, 1809. Its inner stone staircase to the viewing tower was popular with visitors to Dublin...

Sara Baume PHOTO BY THOMAS LANGDON Page Turner/ Edited by Peter McDermott Ireland’s newest literary stars have warmly welcomed Sara Baume to their ...

Kern's debut is "The False Deceiver." By Daniel Neely From County Louth, Kern is a traditional group with a polished, contemporary touch. The group...

Daithí Ó Dronaí is known simply as Daithí in Ireland. By Colleen Taylor Lately it feels nigh impossible to stay in rhythm with the rapid pace of th...

Jim Kenney is co-owner of the Harp Raw Bar & Grill. PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott In an era when the beer garden and the roof-top bar...

Photo of Union troops taken by A.J. Russell, near Fredericksburg, Va., prior to battle in May 1863. By Patricia Phelan When Irish Americans find ou...

Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in “Room.” By Karen Butler American actress Brie Larson has been winning awards all season for her heart-wrenching p...

By Daniel Neely In 2016, the now-legendary group Solas celebrates its 20th anniversary. It seems like it was only a few years back that their epony...

Brilliant North Carolinian musician and Limerick mom Rhiannon Giddens will be on stage at Lincoln Center next week. By Colleen Taylor If you haven’...

Heather Hardy is the subject of the documentary "Hardy!" By Orla O’Sullivan An opportunity to hang out in the “filmmakers’ lounge” with the directo...