Blarney Star debuts Friday
Oooh, folks, the concert series are blazing their ways back this fall! We start with Don Meade’s resurrected Blarney Star series, which opens Sept....
September 19, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Reappraising a revolutionary
Cathal Brugha was shot during fighting in Dublin at the outset of the Civil War and died at the Mater Hospital the next morning, July 7, 1922. He w...
September 14, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Gourley and Feddersen album is a delight
You don’t see it too often in the world of traditional Irish music at this point, but vinyl has been making a roaring comeback in the world of popu...
September 13, 2022
by Daniel Neely
McGovern captured A-bomb horror
People around the world know the searing images Monaghan-born Daniel McGovern captured with his camera in the wake of the dropping of the atomic bo...
September 12, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb
Tomatoes: Grab 'Em While You Can
It’s safe to say, I never met a tomato I didn’t like — red, yellow, green, plum, beef stake, big boy, grape, cherry, heirloom — the list is endless...
September 09, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
Labor was 'part of who we were'
“Our working conditions are the children’s learning conditions.” So said Kara McCormick-Lyons, the president of the White Plains Teachers Associati...
September 08, 2022
by Peter McDermott
IAW&A for NYC Poetry Fest
The NYC Poetry Festival is back. And the Irish American Writers and Artists will be participating for the first time in the 2002 event, which will ...
September 07, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
'Far Away' is powerful reminder of Grennan's ability
Folks, great news if you’re living in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut: the great band bohola is coming your way! Starting Sept. 21, the gr...
September 06, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Chicago's Movie Hooley returns for 2022
Hibernian Media has announced film selections for their 8th Annual “Irish American Movie Hooley” which is scheduled this year for consecutive weeke...
September 02, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Irish artist paints emotional bridge to home for diaspora
A Co. Down artist is making a name for himself with the global Irish family thanks to his unique style of Irish artwork. A native of Co Down and a ...
September 01, 2022
by Conor McParland
A good venue is half the battle
They will begin to gather for the inaugural Story Night NYC at 6 p.m. Sept. 12, on the Churchill Tavern’s 2nd floor, 45 East 28th St. in Manhattan....
August 31, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Flavin helped redefine American art
In their rush to reach the sanctuary of the Hamptons, thousands of people ignore the Dia Bridgehampton Art Museum, an unpretentious shingled wood f...
August 30, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb