Culture
How we met
Síobhra Aiken and Patrick J. Mahoney on their wedding day in County Louth last summer. By Peter McDermott L is for Love, and the L train is, too. F...
February 13, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Would the real Ned Kelly please speak up!
The latest movie is the fourth screen portrayal of the famous/infamous Australian bushranger By Ray O’Hanlon You could bet your last Aussie dollar ...
February 12, 2020
by Ray O'Hanlon
Culture
‘Mother, judge, jury and conscience'
Caroline Burns Cooke in “And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet.” By Peter McDermott The 1970s and ‘80s are proving to be a fertile source for dramati...
February 11, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Trio playing with singular vision
The 10 tracks on Kern's "The Left and the Leaving" are more nuanced that those on group's 2016 debut album. By Daniel Neely County Louth band Kern ...
February 10, 2020
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Agnew rejoins Celtic Woman for tour
Chloë Agnew By Irish Echo Staff Chloë Agnew, an original member of Celtic Woman has rejoined the group as a special guest artist for “Celebration –...
February 07, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
CraicFest22 kicks off at Mercury on March 7
John Connors returns with “Ireland’s Call” on March 7. By Irish Echo Staff Belfast hip-hop duo Kneecap will make their U.S. debut at the Mercury Lo...
February 06, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
‘Reasoned argument's fall from grace’
Bob Dole, the former congressman, U.S. senator, vice-presidential candidate and presidential candidate from Kansas. Between the Lines / By Peter Mc...
February 05, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Endless opportunities for enjoyment
The Henry Girls. By Colleen Taylor For the past few years, the Temple Bar TradFest in Dublin has brought merriment to my otherwise cold, grey Janua...
February 04, 2020
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
‘The Oul Fip’ should make a splash
By Daniel Neely Dublin seems to have a particularly vibrant traditional scene at the moment. Its institutions are in excellent hands, with fiddle p...
February 03, 2020
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Salon shows ‘how the light gets in’
Sarah Fearon suggested storylines for Martin Scorsese’s follow-up “The Irishwoman.” Salon Diary / By Jenifer M. Kelly and Karen Daly For IAW&A’s Ja...
January 31, 2020
by Karen Daly and Jenifer M. Kelly
Culture
Teatime: that most agreeable hour
Margaret M. Johnson. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott The recorded history of tea in China goes back almost 5,000 years. Ireland, in contras...
January 30, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Echoes being heard from 1973, 1974
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine pictured right in the early 1960s with his executive assistant and successor George Mitchell. Between the Lines / By...
January 29, 2020
by Peter McDermott