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This residence in Manhattan’s Midtown East is all in for today’s Halloween celebration. [Photo by Peter McDermott]
October 31, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
'The Ball': A story for Halloween
The ref walked over to the dugout. “Will you do the line?” he asked the man beside Johnny and Rick. “Go on, you will,” he continued, throwing the f...
October 31, 2025 by James Rogers
A clear, focused, resonant voice
In the media yoke this week I’ve got “The Old Wood Road,” the solo debut by singer Evelyn O’Connell. Named for her County Kerry home townland of Kn...
October 31, 2025 by Daniel Neely

The Ghosts of Trotsky and Mrs. Ryan
This summer I spent some time doing research for a history of Woodside, Queens that was just published in Volume 38 of New York Irish History, the ...
October 30, 2025 by Stephen Butler

AITA at AIHS AITA at AIHS
The 2025 Annual Conference of the American Irish Teachers Association will take place on this Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Americ...
October 30, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
Inviting the dead to supper Inviting the dead to supper
You may know of the connection between Halloween and Samhain (pronounced "SOW-en"), the 2,000-year-old Irish festival marking the end of the Fall h...
October 29, 2025 by Deborah Schull
Pacifist tried to kill Il Duce Pacifist tried to kill Il Duce
It seems like the entire American nation is focused on the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk and whether it signals a return to the political vi...
October 23, 2025 by Geoffrey Cobb
Sugar & Spice, Everything Nice! Sugar & Spice, Everything Nice!
Some of the world’s most popular spices – nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cardamon, and cloves among them – are often associated with comfort foods, fe...
October 22, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson
Novelist Feeney for SHU talk Novelist Feeney for SHU talk
Elaine Feeney will read from and discuss her third novel “Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way” on next Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m., at Loris Forum, Mart...
October 22, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
Rea shines with Beckett in season Rea shines with Beckett in season
The beginning of our theatre’s season appears to be brimming with Beckett, from Broadway to the Bowery. I can’t imagine why. Maybe it’s the playful...
October 21, 2025 by Kevin Phoenix
Begley, O'Connor's album daringly challenges boundaries Begley, O'Connor's album daringly challenges boundaries
In the media yoke this week is “Into the Loam” by concertina player Cormac Begley and fiddle player Liam O’Connor. This one was really interesting....
October 21, 2025 by Daniel Neely
A passion for history A passion for history
Dr. Elizabeth Stack is reading, writing and researching. She’s teaching again, too, having been appointed as remote, part-time education director o...
October 17, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Engaging debut remains essential Engaging debut remains essential
In the media yoke this week is “Vol. 1: Catchin’ the Tune” by The Irish Tradition. The trio, which included Billy McComiskey (button accordion and ...
October 14, 2025 by Daniel Neely
REVIEW: Pump it up - fists in the air for Seanchai second coming
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REVIEW: Pump it up - fists in the air for Seanchai second coming
Unrepentant Fenian Bastard – I first heard the refrain blaring from a small transistor radio on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Armagh. It was the ...
October 14, 2025 by Michael Patrick MacDonald
On using (and not abusing) history On using (and not abusing) history
A President from the great state of New York serving one of his two nonconsecutive terms in the White House. A precocious political talent running ...
October 10, 2025 by Stephen Butler
A nation mourns its heroes A nation mourns its heroes
On an autumn Monday evening in 1978, the Zambian soccer national team were awed by a display of technical brilliance from one of the greatest legen...
October 08, 2025 by Peter McDermott



 



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