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Tom Phelan in a childhood photo. PART 2 By Tom Phelan Upon our arrival at the convent in Lucan Aunt Ellen was more emotional than anyone else. She ...

Breanne McUlty in a scene from "Overdosed." By Peter McDermott The higher up you are in the drug-dealing food-chain in the U.S. the more protected ...

Jane McCarter O’Dowd, with her husband Robert and her parents John and Breda McCarter. By Peter McDermott The New York Irish Center this afternoon ...

Former Republican politician Joe Scarborough has warned that America is becoming like Hungary and Poland, thanks to his former party. NBC NEWS Betw...

Gemma Bradley. Co-operation Ireland, the peace-building charity across the island of Ireland, presents “X The Waves” (or Cross the Waves) — a virtu...

Patrick Mangan’s playing is top tier Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely In the media player this week is fiddle virtuoso Patrick Mangan’s wintry-t...

Actors Michael Mellamphy and Sarah Street are the co-curators of Origin’s 13th Annual 1st Irish Festival. PHOTO BY JAMES HIGGINS By Peter McDermott...

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...