Culture

Outdoor classes are popular at Celtic Junction Arts Center. By Natalie Nugent O’Shea Arts connect, educate, inspire, comfort, give us hope, reinven...

The Catholic Church lost an opportunity to speak out on the issue of suffering during the pandemic. That’s the view of leading American novelist Al...

On July 31, 1936, a priest, the Rev. Thomas Patrick Lynch, died in Taos, N.M. A reporter from Santa Fe wrote: “Two years ago, the young Irishman fr...

Brian and Domhnall Gleeson in a scene from “Frank of Ireland.” PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON By Karen Butler The new sitcom, "Frank of Ireland," was a f...

Kieran Jordan has written and directed a lovely story. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Two things to write about this week, the first is especi...

Aidan Connolly. Crain’s New York Business has recognized Irish Arts Center and its Executive Director, Aidan Connolly, in this year’s Notable in No...

Denis Donoghue was described by the Irish Times as “one of the world’s foremost scholars of modern literature” when it reported his death last week...

Full Tilt has released “Live.” By Daniel Neely I want to lead this week by recognizing Louise Mulcahy on being a 2021 recipient of the Decade of Ce...

A Special Award is to be presented to an individual or organisation who shored up community spirits during the pandemic by Irish arts and culture p...

Andrea Barnes. Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Irish American Writers & Artists bid adieu to March with a lively virtual Salon hosted by writer Maureen...

Young men registering for military conscription, New York City, June 5, 1917. By Geoffrey Cobb I have lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, for decades, y...

G. Gordon Liddy pictured about 1964. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott The death last week of G. Gordon Liddy at age 90 brought me back to my ...