Culture

“David Trimble was a giant of politics, not only in Northern Ireland but nationally and internationally,” So said Ray Hayden, a former special advi...

Con Houlihan, the legendary and beloved County Kerry-born sports writer for the Press Group and other papers, was remembered on the 10th anniversar...

David Baum was the ideal person on the scene to assist and to report what he’d witnessed. He’d gone to the Hyland Park Fourth of July parade as a p...

Early last week, the great musician, teacher, folklorist, storyteller, and organizer Mick Moloney died in his New York University apartment. He was...

Aug. 1 heralds the start of the ancient Celtic harvest, a festival enjoyed by Celtic peoples to honor the sun god, Lugh, who plays games in honor o...

On a scorching July morning, hot enough to sear a swine on a Hell’s Kitchen curb, Asher Muldoon bravely shuts the window behind him, for the clarit...

"An unfathomable loss," said Rachael Gilkey of Irish Arts Center. "We are shocked and heartbroken," said Elizabeth Stack of Albany's Irish American...

When you’re planning a summer menu, make sure you consider serving soup shooters as an hors d’oeuvres or starter. Garden vegetables like zucchini a...

Maureen Hossbacher hosted another wonderful evening of literature and music at that fine establishment, The Ellington on West 105th Street (serving...

With his dark quiff, modest sideburns, blazer, blue jeans and Doc Martens, the look of Thomas Patrick Maguire might remind you of another singing-s...

When recalling the great American heroes of the Second World War, few people mention the name Andrew Jackson Higgins, yet without his “Higgins Boat...

Ah, what lovely music! I’m here listening to “Tobar Gan Trá,” the debut solo album from concertina player Pádraig Mac Aodhgáin, or more familiarly,...