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James and Moira Doherty, the founders of Sliabh Liag Distillers. By Peter McDermott “If it’s scary and exciting, you should do it, as far as I’m co...

Darina Allen. Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson With only six weeks to go, Irish cooks have already started to think about the Christmas Cak...

Caroline B. Heafey. Page Turner / By Peter McDermott “The novel begins with the problem of what to do with a woman.” So writes Caroline B. Heafey i...

Ennis, Co. Clare-based Californian Amelia Baker performs under the name Cinder Well. PHOTO BY JIM GHEDI Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Folks, ...

Photos by Margaret M. Johnson. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson PART II By Sunday, we'll have said good-bye to Halloween and the jack-o-lanterns th...

A construction worker and businessman attack a young man at the periphery of the Hard Hat Riot, on May 8, 1970. Neal Boenzi/The New York Times/Redu...

The love of Liam and Maire is the central focus of the story. Book Review / By J.C. Sullivan Readers who are familiar with the song “The Fields of ...

Brian Kennedy photographed at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 9, 2019. PHOTO BY GENEVIEVE RAFTER KEDDY By Peter McDermott Belfast-born and -raised singer-son...

Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Many years ago, my wife and I, both fans of John Carty’s music, were in Dublin and had the opportunity to see h...

Reminders to social distance are everywhere. By Maura Mulligan You finally go for that blood test you’ve been rescheduling at the hospital LabCorp....

Pumpkins at the farm. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson PART I While pumpkins are not native to Ireland, they are in great demand during the autumn,...

The shilling recalls for the author a narrow escape. By Tom Phelan I was twelve when I worked my first paying job. For a day picking potatoes for o...