Culture
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: NY Gaeilge teacher wins acclaim for first Irish flick
Ireland’s film industry has been placed firmly in the spotlight recently with Oscar nominations, locations lauded, and artists receiving worldwide ...
May 11, 2023
by Aileen Gorman Leong
Touring Ireland's Ancient East: Tipperary Tastemakers
Tipperary, also known as the “Golden Vale,” is the largest inland county in Ireland and a food lover’s paradise, thanks in part to its lush, fertil...
May 10, 2023
by Margaret M. Johnson
'A proliferation of great talent' at Ellington Restaurant Salon
Irish American Writers & Artists April Salon at the Ellington Restaurant featured an ideal mix of new presenters and familiar faces. Original music...
May 09, 2023
by Karen Daly
Top traditional fiddler Conway plays highly nuanced music
The news of the sudden passing of the fiddling legend Seán Keane spread quickly on Sunday. Keane (b.1946) was one of the greats. The brother to but...
May 08, 2023
by Daniel Neely
One flew over the chicken coop
A beguiling time has swooped by from the skies, as one play flew over the chicken coop at the Irish Arts Center this weekend, from April 28-30, in ...
May 04, 2023
by Kevin Phoenix
St. Jean's Players stage 'Six Degrees' at new NYC venue
“I read somewhere that everybody on the planet is separated by only six other people”, says Ouisa, the central female character in the latest play ...
May 04, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
Mid-Atlantic '23 promises to be a great experience for attendees
First off, a huge congratulations to Leah Rankin, who last week received an Irish American Arts & Culture Awards from the Irish Echo. Rankin is one...
May 02, 2023
by Daniel Neely
Touring Ireland's Ancient East: Delightful, Delicious Tipperary
The Rock of Cashel is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Ireland. Set on a dramatic outcrop of limestone in Tipperary, it’s the high king of...
May 02, 2023
by Margaret M. Johnson
'The news business has a future'
It began with a strike. “We were walking the picket line through the night. I think we had nine blizzards that year,” said Daily News striker Joann...
April 26, 2023
by Peter McDermott
Heaney reading at 92NY
Actor Ben Whishaw visits 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center on Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30 pm to deliver a dramatic reading of literary classics and poems...
April 26, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
'25th Anniversary Album' from the wonderful London Lasses
When I was in Ireland a couple weeks back, I met with the great Oliver O’Connell. He was in outstanding form and among other things, wanted to make...
April 26, 2023
by Daniel Neely
McWilliams is guest speaker at Villanova GFA anniversary event
The Irish-American Business Chamber & Network will commemorate on this Thursday the signing of the Good Friday Agreement with a special hybrid even...
April 25, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff