Plucky Irish trio out of luck on fight night at the Garden
On a bad night for the Irish trio in the finals, Sean O’Bradaigh suffered a third-round stoppage to nemesis Adrian Frometa in his bid for MSG Boxin...
April 17, 2024
by Jay Mwamba
True story is first-rate drama
If you have never heard of the Post Office scandal in the UK where 900 innocent UK Post Office employees were pursued and prosecuted (from 1999 to ...
April 17, 2024
by Seamus Scanlon
Potatoes: Everyone's Favorite Side Dish
I assume I speak for anyone reading this page that potatoes are your favorite side! I grew up loving potatoes, but when I first visited Ireland in ...
April 11, 2024
by Margaret M. Johnson
Uncovering history close to home
“My grandfather, Francie, was just 14 when the Irish War of Independence broke out and played his part as a scout and messenger for his brother and...
April 10, 2024
by Peter McDermott
O'Bradaigh returns to the Garden on Thursday night
Sean O’Bradaigh leads an Irish charge for honors in MSG Boxing’s Ring Masters Championships, one of the nation’s top amateur boxing tournaments, at...
April 10, 2024
by Jay Mwamba
Upcoming Events
The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, brings “Agreement” to the JL Greene Theatre at Irish Arts Center for two nights this week, Thursday and Friday. The clo...
April 09, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
'An Bothy Band' is a must-see
A quick reminder at the top that the Ward Irish Music Archive’s “Archiving Irish America” conference takes place this week from April 11-13 in Milw...
April 08, 2024
by Daniel Neely
Culture
All Come to Look for America, but this time by RV and wearing a mask
My DUP buddy Sammy Douglas enjoys getting up in front of American audiences visiting Belfast and telling them, in somber tones, that he is here to ...
April 06, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Upcoming on Long Island
On Thursday of next week, April 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tom Phelan and other Freeport authors will read from their works at Freeport Memorial Libr...
April 03, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Healy was a 'pioneer' artist
Stained glass artist Michael Healy had “three transformative strokes of good fortune in his life,” according to his biographer David Caron. But bef...
April 02, 2024
by Peter McDermott
McElwain's beautiful book is outgrowth of 2014 album
Lots to congratulate folks for this week! We start with the friends and family of the great musician and scholar Mick Moloney, who last week was aw...
April 01, 2024
by Daniel Neely
Salon celebrates McCourt's legacy
Tuesday’s IAWA salon began with a big hurt. Malachy McCourt, IAWA co-founder, raconteur, author, and singer of all things Irish, had passed away th...
March 29, 2024
by Bernadette Cullen.