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'Don't Look Up': Ahead of its time 'Don't Look Up': Ahead of its time
The title of the 2021 film “Don’t Look Up” is its best joke. This is praise, not a put-down. The film has lots of good one-liners and funny situati...
May 14, 2026 by Peter McDermott
Insider's view of undercover
Liza Engesser, President of Irish American Writers & Artists, and her younger son, Logan Reyes, hosted the salon at the Ellington on May 5. Liza is...
May 13, 2026 by Anthony C. Murphy
Searching workhouses
The Irish Family History Forum will present "Finding Ancestors in Irish Workhouses," with guest speaker Natalie Bodle, on this Saturday morning, Ma...
May 12, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff

'Keegan's Fancy' not to be missed
I’ve got Seán Keegan and Macdara Ó Faoláin's “Keegan's Fancy: Traditional Music on the Mandola and Bouzouki,” in the media yoke this week. Keegan, ...
May 11, 2026 by Daniel Neely

Project Children documentary to be screened May 14 Project Children documentary to be screened May 14
Project Children is partnering with INNYC to present a screening of "How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story" on next Thursday, May 14. Th...
May 08, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff
A tribute to Robert White A tribute to Robert White
It is with deep sadness that we note the death of Robert White, the esteemed Irish-American tenor, who passed, fittingly enough, on March 17, St. P...
May 06, 2026 by Kevin Byrne
Honoring superstar with a poem Honoring superstar with a poem
Slainte, Oakland, April 8 — Your diarist began the salon wishing Dolly Parton well regarding her health concerns and then read my poem “The God Hou...
May 06, 2026 by Lori Cassels
'Drawing from the Well' presents music, dance at highest levels 'Drawing from the Well' presents music, dance at highest levels
This past week I was up in Massachusetts to see a pair of concerts put on as part of the inaugural “Tunes on the Charles” traditional Irish music f...
May 04, 2026 by Daniel Neely
Bealtaine readies us for summer Bealtaine readies us for summer
The “Bright Fire” of Bealtaine’s May 1 came early to polish April’s capricious weather inside the cheerful 3rd floor of the West 49th Playwright Ta...
May 04, 2026 by Deirdre Batson
Magee is living the Austin dream Magee is living the Austin dream
Andrea Magee’s 2014 South by Southwest trip stands out in the memory. More than that, in fact, as the Belfast-raised musician and singer-songwriter...
April 29, 2026 by Peter McDermott
Origin festival to honor Walsh Origin festival to honor Walsh
Origin Theatre Company, now led by theater producers Labhaoise Magee and Aidan Cleary, has announced that the 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival wi...
April 28, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff
Outstanding offering from Tennessee-based fiddlers Outstanding offering from Tennessee-based fiddlers
I want to lead this week’s column with the heartiest congratulations to the great flute maker Patrick Olwell, who has just been awarded the prestig...
April 27, 2026 by Daniel Neely
Sheen cherished his Irish roots Sheen cherished his Irish roots
A beloved Irish American, Archbishop Fulton Sheen of Peoria, Illinois, has been beatified, putting him on the path to canonization. When Bishop Lou...
April 24, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb
Murphy fleshes out Liam, Wendy Murphy fleshes out Liam, Wendy
As far as bad dates go, the ones that Derek Murphy is busy matchmaking lately have been going resoundingly well. Maybe not in the way that you’d th...
April 22, 2026 by Kevin Phoenix
A writer still himself learning A writer still himself learning
Colm Toíbín told us how he was still mastering the art of short story writing. He has some clues now, some ins and some hard worked outs. A profess...
April 21, 2026 by Anthony C. Murphy
'Northern Shores,' by Diamond and Miller, is a fabulous album 'Northern Shores,' by Diamond and Miller, is a fabulous album
First off, congratulations all around to everyone who took part in last weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Fleadh! Social media was abuzz and framed it as a ro...
April 20, 2026 by Daniel Neely





 



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