Culture

In a recent essay in the Irish Echo, Cian T. McMahon wrote, “Troubled by the sight of asylum seekers taking their chances in unsafe boats upon the ...

The most famous screen portrayal of George M. Cohan is perhaps that from James Cagney in the 1942 movie “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” But, Jon Peterson’s ...

On Saturday, an event honoring the 40th Anniversary of Bobby Sands and the Hunger Strikers was held at the Rockland GAA Clubhouse by Rockland Count...

The radio version of Seamus Scanlon’s “The Long Wet Grass” is streaming from New York City, Aug 23-29. It stars two New York-based Irish actors Gin...

In 1856, the 14-year-old Marcus Daly, one of 10 children from an impoverished peasant family from Derrylea, Co. Cavan, arrived in New York City, pa...

Roasted strawberries. Grilled peaches. Poached nectarines and plums. If you love a fruit crisp, a juicy cobbler, or a hot apple pie, these easy — n...

Irish filmmaker John Carney says he wants each episode in his star-studded, “Modern Love” anthology series to captivate its viewers by offering a s...

The opening of the Vernon-Jackson Ave. subway stop in 1916 was as good a place as any to begin. The story, though, goes back to the 19th century an...

What will be the third Premier League season of the pandemic begins this weekend and the fans’ enthusiasm shows no sign of waning. As always at thi...

By Daniel Neely Since covid hit, we’ve experienced a couple of ebb and flow periods with regard to new releases in the world of traditional music. ...

[Roasted Tomato Puff Pastry Tart] By Margaret M. Johnson If it’s August, you can pretty much count on me to be writing something about tomatoes, a ...

PS1 today is home to MoMA PS 1 “Don’t call me ‘mayor.’ Just call me Paddy!" So said the last chief executive of Long Island City, a somewhat larger...