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Finding emotional credibility Finding emotional credibility
You hear a lot about Orla before you see her. “When I enter, I can feel them making a snap decision,” Clare O’Malley said about the audiences for t...
July 16, 2026 by Peter McDermott
Galway tactics will be crucial in All Ireland final
Micheál Donoghue, who was manager of Galway when whey last won the MacCarthy Cup in 2017, did a brilliant job in the All-Ireland semi-final when he...
July 16, 2026 by Sean Creedon
De Valera's blunder ignited firestorm
A visit by Taoiseach Eamon de Valera in 1945 was one the worst and most embarrassing actions ever taken by the Irish government, and more than 80 y...
July 15, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb

A brilliant career
[This article appeared in the July 8 issue of the Irish Echo] “Fly Now — Pay Later.” John Minihan liked that concept promoted by Pan Am and so he d...
July 14, 2026 by Peter McDermott

Songs rooted in the Revolution Songs rooted in the Revolution
As we all know, 2026 is the year of the semiquincentennial of the United States. Two-hundred and fifty years is a pretty sound achievement, but the...
July 14, 2026 by Daniel Neely
Daly became Cretan innovator Daly became Cretan innovator
It is not surprising when a man born of Irish parents in England becomes a folk musician, but it is when he becomes a revered Greek traditional mus...
July 08, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb
Expressing irrepressible joy Expressing irrepressible joy
On a balmy June night -- June 17 to be precise -- Irish American Writers & Artists presented “Irrepressible Joy/A Pride Salon” at Houghton Hall Art...
July 07, 2026 by Bernadette Cullen
Star Shines on Clare Cottage Restaurant Star Shines on Clare Cottage Restaurant
Homestead Cottage, a deceptively simple but stunning 200-year-old former stonemason’s cottage in Doolin, Co. Clare, is not your average Irish cotta...
July 06, 2026 by Margaret M. Johnson
Masterpiece from Maine duo Masterpiece from Maine duo
This week I’ve got Caitlin Finley and Will Woodson’s newest album “Once Through the Hall” in the media player. The follow up to their 2019 “The Glo...
July 06, 2026 by Daniel Neely
Once more before the summer Once more before the summer
It was a warm June night, and the sun was still shining when we arrived on June 10 at Slainte in Oakland, Calif., for the Irish-American Writers an...
July 02, 2026 by Lori Cassels
Vallely headed for Belfast's Fleadh Vallely headed for Belfast's Fleadh
It is easy, even for a top traditional musician, to go unnoticed when you play in a Celtic supergroup like Lúnasa. The band features Kevin Crawford...
July 01, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb
Blindsided host keeps peace Blindsided host keeps peace
“I’m hiding you,” one of the characters in “The Loved Ones,” the new play at the Irish Rep says to another. As one might an unwanted pregnancy – or...
June 29, 2026 by Orla O'Sullivan
No longer 'above the mire' No longer 'above the mire'
Dan Wilson is so good, they pardoned him twice. He’s one of a cohort who’ve been looked upon with considerable favor by the Trump Administration, f...
June 25, 2026 by Peter McDermott
Family stories Family stories
Part 2 In Part 1, The Gatsby connection” (See here), I outlined six of the facts that form the nexus between F. Scott Fitzgerald, Peter C. Gallaghe...
June 25, 2026 by James Rodgers
The Gatsby connection The Gatsby connection
Part 1 Jay Gatsby is one of literature’s most iconic figures. He’s thought of, too, as one who’s quintessentially American — being self-made and re...
June 24, 2026 by James Rodgers
Minihan at IAC, June 30 Minihan at IAC, June 30
Few photographers have captured Ireland with the intimacy, dignity and artistry of Cork-born John Minihan. Over a career spanning more than five de...
June 23, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff





 



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