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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...

Jim Rodgers and Aedin Moloney enjoying Bloomsday on Stone Street in recent times. By Irish Echo Staff One Bloomsday has been missed in person and m...

Author Tom Phelan pictured on a trip home to Ireland. By Tom Phelan When Maeve Towey was born in the mid-1930s, her mother died on the birthing bed...

Choreographer and dancer Oona Doherty. By Peter McDermott Filmmaker Cara Holmes can easily recall her reaction on first encountering Oona Doherty. ...

An album released in 2020 that got missed amidst all of the live streaming. By Daniel Neely The last year has been a weird time for newly released ...

Jonas Armstrong welcomed the opportunity to film in his native Ireland. PHOTO COURTESY OF ACORN TV By Karen Butler "Robin Hood," “Ripper Street” an...

Strawberry Shortcakes. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson June 14 is designated as “National Strawberry Shortcake Day,” but let’s face it: those dele...