Heavenly Scallops Worth A Splurg
Scallops, what Wikipedia calls “a cosmopolitan family of bivalves” and what Julia Child called “a creature of the sea that keeps house between two ...
March 31, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
'Poet' touches on hot-button issues
A biting requiem for a bygone dreamer is heard wailing through the walls at the Irish Repertory Theatre this week, as the bell tolls for the modern...
March 30, 2022
by Kevin Phoenix
McCabe: Belfast's forgotten abolitionist
Recently there have been heated discussions about the shameful role of many places in the British Isles in the transatlantic slave trade. One of th...
March 29, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb
Piper Touhey to be memorialized over weekend of April 29-May 1
Uilleann pipers are traditionally an insular bunch. They have their own customs, their own habits and a way of interacting with one another that se...
March 28, 2022
by Daniel Neely
'A new way in, a new perspective'
In praising “Bone and Marrow/Cnámh agus Smior” as a “landmark collection,” Foster Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford Ian McBrid...
March 25, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Starkie: academic, musician, vagabond
Today the Way of St. James, an increasingly popular pilgrimage trek to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain not only draws mor...
March 24, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb
Jubilant return for in-person Salon
Spirits were as high as the ceilings in the glassed-in back room of the elegant Ellington restaurant, on West 105th Street, as it filled up with jo...
March 23, 2022
by Maureen Hossbacher
Comedy tour reaches Philly
Pic of the Day: The Irish sketch comedy group Foil Arms and Hog had its first U.S. performance of 2022 in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Per...
March 22, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Mother's Day Comes to Ireland on Sunday
If we were in Ireland this week, we’d all be scurrying to find the perfect gift for Mom. Mother’s Day, originally called “Mothering Sunday,” will b...
March 22, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
Rynne is noted for creative versatility
Saint Patrick’s Day is finally upon us once again and the engines seem to be firing on all cylinders. Parades, gigs, sessions – the whole lot seems...
March 21, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Follow your passion!
It started with “Toy Story.” It was 1995 and Jordan Lawlor was just 3. “I was lucky to have my parents introduce me to the cinema at a young age,” ...
March 18, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Present is trip of a lifetime
“Mass is not supposed to be entertainment.” That’s what Sean Gunning’s wife Reggie would say, he reports in “The Best Present Ever: A Sinner’s Guid...
March 16, 2022
by Peter McDermott