Culture

Roots expert to help make sense of U.S. census records

The Irish Family History Forum will meet this Saturday morning, Jan. 17, at the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, N.Y. 11...

January 14, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff

Rest at end of Christmas

As households and establishments begin to dismantle the sparkle and glow of the Winter celebrations, whether it be Chanukah, Christmas, Diwali or a...

January 13, 2026 by Deirdre Batson

O'Leary is Venezuelan hero

With the American seizure of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro over the recent weekend the world has been focusing on Caracas, the Venezuelan ca...

January 12, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb

How the Irish became American

Matthew Jude Barker has been familiar with the past for a long time now. “I started tracing my family history in 1981, at age 8,” said the genealog...

January 08, 2026 by Peter McDermott

A Brooklyn kid yearns for success

“Memoirs of a Watch Salesman – A NYC Real Estate Story,” by Joseph Aquino; 244 pp.; hardback, $32; paperback, $19.99. Joseph Aquino’s response to h...

January 07, 2026 by Anthony C. Murphy

Top trio release amazing 'Music at the House' follow-up

Happy New Year, everybody! Hope everyone reading this had a joyful and safe one out there! Part of mine included hanging Michael Steen’s new and ex...

January 06, 2026 by Daniel Neely

Trump, McGregor forge friendship

Last March 17 was a St. Patrick’s Day at the White House like no other. President Trump created a firestorm on the holiday in Ireland and in Irish ...

January 02, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb

After injury withdrawal, Adeleke looks forward to Euros in 2026

A hamstring strain was the season behind Rhasidat Adeleke’s late withdrawal from the World Athletics Championships last September. The 23-year-old ...

January 02, 2026 by Sean Creedon

Celebrate Nollaig na mBan with Cake, Tea and Wine

The twelfth day of Christmas, Jan. 6, officially marks the end of the Christmas season. In Ireland, it’s also one of the most important days on the...

December 31, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson

Fishermen die, kingpins walk

Liz Oyer has a great job title on her resume: the pardon attorney. She was appointed to that position in 2022 and her U.S. Justice Department bio r...

December 30, 2025 by Peter McDermott

A year of superb albums & books

And with that, we come to the end of 2025! Over the past year, I’ve had the chance to spend time with a wide range of albums and books about tradit...

December 30, 2025 by Daniel Neely

Focus on memories of Christmas past

Resplendent in a glittering jacket of red & green sequins, Mark William Butler, playwright, composer and former Irish American Writers & Artists Bo...

December 24, 2025 by Maureen Hossbacher

County Limerick-born priest Kelly is a hero to Brooklyn immigrants

Msgr. James Kelly, the 87-year-old pastor emeritus of St. Brigid’s Parish in Bushwick, Brooklyn, got some long overdue attention in 2025. In May, S...

December 24, 2025 by Geoffrey Cobb

An echo in the chancel

I was 12 years old but still I knew I knew something more than the old ones when Father Coyne made me scour the pews, to strafe for wayward souls a...

December 24, 2025 by Anthony C. Murphy

A literary evening

Christmas was an important theme at Nunu Fine Art, 381 Broome St, New York City, last Wednesday for an “evening of literature, laughter and a livel...

December 23, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff

'Rian' is a truly compelling album

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone reading this has their holiday preparation in line and is gearing up for a lovely, relaxed time with frie...

December 22, 2025 by Daniel Neely