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Patrick J. Gleason. By Geoffrey Cobb Long Island City is a commercial and residential neighborhood in Queens known for its expanding skyline on the...

Dublin Coddle. [Photo: Tommy Moloney's Irish Food] Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson If you’re reading this, chances are you love Ireland. C...

Anne O'Riordan, pictured, is starring in "Ghosting: A Performance on Screen," presented by the Irish Repertory Theatre through Sunday, July 4. It's...

Ian Lynch makes interesting connections where you wouldn’t expect them. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely First off, a massive congratulations to...

The Rev. Bernard Quinn faced opposition from the Ku Klux Klan on Long Island. By Geoffrey Cobb In 1983, African-American priest Fr. Paul Jervis was...

Terence Mulligan being interviewed at the last Rooftop Oyster Fest in June 2019. “New York City is back baby and what better way to kick off summer...

Maria Deasy is president of the Irish American Writers & Artists. By Peter McDermott The new mayor of New York will need to possess an “X factor.” ...

James Joyce in Zurich in 1915. By Stephen Butler James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” you’ve probably heard by now, is the story of a day in the intersecting l...

Each “Memory” episode was a fabulous exploration. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Back in 2019, I wrote about Cormac Breatnach’s “Whistle Blowe...

Malcolm O’Hagan acknowledges the applause of the crowd and then Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, at the opening of the American Writers Museum o...

Patrick Kavanagh, left, and Anthony Cronin outside the church in Monkstown during their journey around Dublin on June 16, 1954. The story below was...

Cangort, near Birr, Co. Offaly, was built on the ruins of a castle that was on the site in pre-Cromwellian times. Part 3 By Joe Fegan There was som...