Culture
'A dazzingly troubling dream'
Sue Rainsford: "I think the moment 'Follow Me To Ground' began to work as a novel was the moment I gave up on it ever being read." PHOTO BY ALI RAI...
January 21, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Galway’s year
It was a full house at the Irish Consulate in New York on Monday night for a reception to celebrate the U.S. launch of Galway 2020, European Capita...
January 17, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
O'Faolain in focus
Nuala O’Faolain's best-known work was her memoir "Are You Somebody." The New York premiere of the documentary “Nuala,” about the life and death of ...
January 17, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Unlikely pair provide laughs, life lessons
Eva O’Connor and Ciaran O’Brien. PHOTO BY LUNARIA By Orla O’Sullivan “Maz and Bricks” kicks off Origin’s 1st Irish Theater Festival and Maz, one of...
January 16, 2020
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Alzheimer’s: ‘Death by 1,000 cuts’
Michelle Dooley Mahon’s “The Scourge” is, according to one reviewer, an “astutely observed piece [that’s] well worth a look especially if hope is w...
January 15, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
A ‘Decade’ that shouldn’t be missed
Fidil's arrangements stand out on their latest album. By Daniel Neely This week I’ve been listening to “Decade,” the fabulous new album from the gr...
January 14, 2020
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Reflecting, Rebalancing for 2020
Celebrating Women’s Christmas/Nollaig na mBan on Jan. 6. By Deirdre Batson On Jan. 6, a chilly Monday, 10 women eagerly made their way to the third...
January 13, 2020
by Deirdre Batson
Culture
1st Irish kicks off month-long fest
Sarah-Jane Scott in her play, “Appropriate,” a production from Dublin’s Gúna Nua. By Irish Echo Staff The 12th Annual Origin 1st Irish Festival kic...
January 10, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘Early Bright’ is a delight to listen to
Seamus Egan has released his first solo album in 23 years. By Daniel Neely Seamus Egan is a musician whose work is likely familiar to many, many re...
January 09, 2020
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Fosters gather
Five generations of Fosters posed for a recent photograph. They are Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, resident Mick Foster, of the famed musical duo Foster...
January 08, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Five albums to treasure from 2019
The Narrowbacks in concert. By Colleen Taylor In the spirit of the New Year, I’m reviewing my top five album releases in 2019. Kate Rusby, “Philoso...
January 08, 2020
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
How the Irish and Welsh became Celts
Caoimhín De Barra, author of “The Coming of the Celts, AD 1860.” Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott A replica of the sculpture “The Dying Gala...
January 07, 2020
by Peter McDermott