Limerick event raises €45k for Ukrainian refugees
An informal group of Limerick artists has raised almost €50,000 for Ukrainians displaced by war, in a surprising wave of support that extended all ...
May 13, 2022
by Orla O'Sullivan
Byrnes is showcased in superb two-disc retrospective
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s Mid-Atlantic Fleadh – the first since 2019 – took place in Parsippany, NJ last weekend and I’m happy to report it was...
May 12, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Hope is Bealtaine theme for 2022
May 1 has become a national public holiday in many countries in recent years, but Celtic people have been celebrating this “Holiday of Light” known...
May 11, 2022
by Deirdre Batson
Irish gather, ponder in 'The Lobby'
Someone leaves, and the person they’re looking for arrives. That happens more than once in “The Lobby,” it being a comedy farce. The opposite was t...
May 10, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Hyland wins in Victor again
The Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor, N.Y. is sure to hold a warm spot in the heart of Jordan Hyland. For the second time in a month, the Davis & Elki...
May 09, 2022
by John Manley
Most notorious and most riotous
”Between the years 1848 and 1851 over 4,000 Irish females took passage on ships from Ireland to Australia under the Orphan Emigration Scheme, estab...
May 05, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Invite the family to hear you play!
Readers, the time is nigh! This weekend – May 6-8 – the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh will take place at the Parsippany Hilton in Parsippany, New Jersey...
May 05, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Elliott is ready for NYC return
You could say it’s been two steps forward and one step back for Dan Elliott. But that might minimize just how tough the Covid era has been on him a...
May 04, 2022
by Peter McDermott
MTA boss Lieber is upbeat about mass transit
Janno Lieber has a message for the Irish. Well, specifically the MTA Chairman and CEO has in mind people living in Woodlawn, when getting out word ...
May 04, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Craft Ales That Won't Make Your Shrimp Go Stale
It's May, so time to think about summer and all that outdoor cooking and grilling Whether for a summer beach party, a Fourth of July bash, or a coo...
May 02, 2022
by By Kevin Fagan
Flanagan's Shetland
“Shetland: An Archaeology of the Unknown I-VII,” a series of works by County Kerry visual artist and archaeologist Jackie Flanagan, was featured in...
April 27, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
McCarren was legislator, lobbyist, gambler
For over a century, Brooklyn’s McCarren Park has served as an urban oasis, dividing Greenpoint from Williamsburg to the south. Recently, some activ...
April 27, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb