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Hanneke Cassel. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Boston in the spotlight this week! Last week or so I received an email from Elizabeth Sweeney, ...

The treeless plain of the Curragh was a notable feature of the journey. PART 1 By Tom Phelan Every summer we visited Dad’s sister Ellen, a nun whos...

Pete Hamill, left, and Jimmy Breslin in a section of a photograph by Brian Hamill used in the 2018 HBO documentary “Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Ar...

IMAGE COURTESY OF APPLE TV+ By Karen Butler The cast and filmmakers of the visually stunning and emotionally rich “Wolfwalkers” say they hope audie...

Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson If there was ever a year that couldn’t come soon enough, it’s 2021! And while Champagne is the traditional drink t...

Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns has Released a new song for the season, Macy’s Window (Christmas in New York). It is available on iTunes By Irish Echo S...

Colum McCann will feature in the NYIC show. The New York Irish Center will present on Christmas Eve, at 2 p.m., “Home Away From Home This Christmas...

Lucy Burns in Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia in 1917. By Geoffrey Cobb Heroic women’s rights fighter Lucy Burns died on Dec. 22, 1966 at the age of...

A picture taken in recent years of the Christmas tree in front of India House, 1 Hanover Sq., near Wall Street. PHOTO BY JAMES RODGERS By Peter McD...

Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Icing. Recipes / By Margaret M. Johnson Gingerbread men, gingerbread houses, even the smell of ginger signals Ch...

Brian Kennedy at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 9, 2019. By Irish Echo Staff Brian Kennedy, who has been doing shows online throughout 2020, will livestream...

Martin “Jim” McFadden. By Irish Echo Staff “Matt Talbot will you please pray for me. I am a broken man.” So says Martin “Jim” McFadden on a video f...