1st Irish has more than just theatre
The 14th Annual 1st Irish Theatre Festival, which began on Sunday, is showcasing Irish and Irish-American theatre through the end of January with a...
January 13, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Carroll video is a joy to watch
The name Donie Carroll is well known to folks in the Tri-State Area and beyond. A great singer and one of the most generous people out there, Carro...
January 12, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Theatre at heart of full program
The 14th Annual 1st Irish Festival, produced by the Origin Theatre Company, opened on Sunday and will continue through Jan. 31. The 2022 festival w...
January 11, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Recalling the old neighborhood
Pat Fenton was interviewed in September 2015 in the Irish Echo ahead of the 21 performances of his 1940s and '50s Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn-set pla...
January 10, 2022
by Peter McDermott
The Alt's album: polished, extremely enjoyable
You knew that when the Alt released its eponymous debut album in 2014 there was definitely more to come. It was a special release – bold, fully for...
January 07, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Jan. 6 was far worse than Watergate
Very early on Saturday morning, June 17, 1972, security guard Frank Wills found that a piece of duct tape had been placed over the latch bolt of a ...
January 05, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Boucicault holds nothing back: Moore
The Irish Repertory Theatre is bringing drama back to the New York streets, with their latest on-stage production this season, Dion Boucicault’s “T...
January 05, 2022
by Kevin Phoenix
Closing Out the Season
The 12th day of Christmas, Jan. 6, officially marks the end of the Christmas season. In Ireland, it’s also one of the most important days on the ca...
January 04, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
Lynch was Fighting 69th's 'Fr. Cyclone'
It was one of many dangerous situations chaplain Fr. Lawrence Lynch faced in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The transport ship “Elihu Tho...
December 30, 2021
by Geoffrey Cobb
A tale of two cities, both New York
The times may change, but the streets of New York remain the same for the Irish Repertory Theatre’s holiday production of “The Streets of New York,...
December 29, 2021
by Kevin Phoenix
Lovely album began as 'lockdown project'
Happy end of the year, folks! Don’t know about you, but it’s been a long one and I’m looking forward to a bunch of things, not least of which is a ...
December 28, 2021
by Daniel Neely
The Other Side of Christmas
On the other side of Christmas is Yuletide, the twelve-day festive season that marks the span between the birth of Christ on December 25 (the first...
December 23, 2021
by Margaret M. Johnson