Culture

Few can disagree that Irish writing has been thriving as never before, and in just about every fictional genre and category. Two Irish Times opinio...

Serious tea drinkers and wellness enthusiasts celebrate “National Hot Tea Month” in January. During the month, many extol the virtues of tea drinki...

Eighty years on from the end of the Civil War in 2003 — to my mind — there didn't seem to be much about it in terms of public conversation, coverag...

Congratulations to WFUV’s “Ceol na nGael” radio program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend with a gala concert at Symphony Spa...

A Mass will be celebrated on St. Brigid’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 1, at St. Brigid-St. Emeric Parish Church, 123 Avenue B, at East 8th Street, Manhatta...

The Irish Family History Forum is reaching out to those interested in Irish genealogy. “To kickoff our 2024 membership drive, we are opening up our...

This week I’ve been listening to “A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean-Nós Style,” a gorgeous collection from Nyahh Records, which featu...

On January 6, as the first snowstorm of 2024 loomed in the sky, a group of women brightened the day as they gathered for lunch at Gossips on 9th Av...

“Three Irish presidents have been barristers: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson,” writes author and academic Niamh Howlin in her...

Happy New Year, folks! I hope your holidays were fulfilling and relaxing. The world of traditional music promises a bunch of exciting things to com...

Jean Butler, Lisa Hannigan and Panti Bliss. together with "Agreement," "Reclaiming a Space" and "Distillation" top the bill in the Irish Arts Cente...

Irish Arts Center programming for Spring 2024, just announced, includes the “probing, timely new work of political theater ‘Agreement,’ a beautiful...