Moloney is back on Irish Rep stage as Molly Bloom
"I think I ran out of something to read.” Aedín Moloney was 10 going on 11 when she picked up “Ulysses.” “We were a no-TV house,” the actor recalle...
June 17, 2022
by Peter McDermott
'Ulysses' and Me
In the first weeks of 2022, some leading publications were on top of the centennial of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” which was published on Feb. 2, 1922...
June 15, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Irish Presidents' letters are treasure trove
What makes someone pick up a pen and write a letter to a President? The motivations of letter-writers are as varied as their hand-writing, it turns...
June 15, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Participation is key for CIAW
Folks, lots of cool local stuff to talk about this week, so let’s get right into it! This year the Catskills Irish Arts Week is back and running at...
June 14, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Tall tales & true, plus rousing music
Gathering once again at their new venue, the Ellington, corner of 105th St & B’way, Irish American Writers & Artists drew a happy and responsive cr...
June 13, 2022
by Maureen Hossbacher
Bullying on the agenda
Craic Fest is presenting an LGBT Ireland panel hosted by New York Irish Center tomorrow Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. with a reception afterwards....
June 10, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Listening to history 50 years ago
On the night of June 9, 1972, the Year of the Water Rat, I stood up "The Godfather" under a waning crescent moon. Pluto, discovered in 1930 as the ...
June 09, 2022
by Frances Scanlon
Solutions that make sense
“It’s like bailing out the flood without turning off the faucet.” That’s how Áine Duggan describes New York City’s approach to the problem of homel...
June 08, 2022
by Peter McDermott
5 take leap into the unknown
It’s 1850 on a ship about to depart from Belfast, one of several during the Famine years that brought approximately 4,000 destitute young women to ...
June 07, 2022
by Orla O'Sullivan
Extremely helpful 'tune cookbook'
Folks, there’s lots to report on at the minute, so stay tuned as I will be covering a lot of ground in the coming weeks. And a good few things to l...
June 06, 2022
by Daniel Neely
IFHF wins again
The Newsletter of the Irish Family History Forum, edited by Jim Regan, has been honored for the 10th consecutive year by the National Genealogical ...
June 03, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Maguire headlines 7th annual show at NYIC
The New York Irish Center, presents Cathy Maguire, who headlines a night of country music on this Friday at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $40, are avai...
June 01, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff