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Pumpkin Sweets for the Season Pumpkin Sweets for the Season
While pumpkins are not native to Ireland, they’re in great demand during the autumn, especially around Halloween (also known as Samhain, one of the...
November 06, 2026 by Margaret M. Johnson
Lansdowne beat old rivals 6-1
On a brisk Halloween night at Tibbetts Brook Park, Lansdowne Yonkers went trick-or-treating in the 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third qualifying r...
November 05, 2026 by Jay Mwamba
Knocking at the door
We only had the one entrance. It had a number on it. Wherever we lived people would know that was us. It followed us about. It was always “31.” The...
November 05, 2026 by Anthony C. Murphy

'Bowne around Towne'
Part of the mission of Bowne House is to educate the public about Queens, New York City and American history through the story of nine generations ...
October 30, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff
Party day was once low key Party day was once low key
St. Finbarr’s Boys Club took out an ad in Cork’s Evening Echo for a dance that was due to take place on Wednesday night, Oct. 31, 1951. That saint’...
October 29, 2026 by Peter McDermott
Lunny: genius, revolutionary Lunny: genius, revolutionary
n Aug. 8, I was standing in a tent in Belfast watching TG4's coverage of the Fleadh Cheoil when I suddenly realized that one of the giants of Irish...
October 28, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb
Dónal Lunny, giant of Irish music, 79 Dónal Lunny, giant of Irish music, 79
A significant loss to report this week in the death of Dónal Lunny, at age 79. Perhaps the finest guitar and bouzouki player Irish traditional musi...
October 26, 2026 by Daniel Neely
It's Never Too Soon to Plan a Visit to Ireland It's Never Too Soon to Plan a Visit to Ireland
You know it’s time to start thinking about your next visit to Ireland when Aer Lingus offers start to appear in your inbox and NBC’s "Today" show b...
October 23, 2026 by Margaret M. Johnson
Bartender defeats kingmaker Bartender defeats kingmaker
It is election season, and we are inundated with polls, predictions, and talking heads confidently forecasting the November results. Recently, whil...
October 22, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb
Yeates has storyteller’s sensibility Yeates has storyteller’s sensibility
I want to start this week with the major news that Aidan Connolly will step down as executive director of New York’s Irish Arts Center. For 20 year...
October 19, 2026 by Daniel Neely
When Irish Famine History Becomes Local History When Irish Famine History Becomes Local History
In November 2025 I began thinking seriously about how people outside academic settings learn about the Irish Famine. So much of the knowledge about...
October 18, 2026 by Loretto Leary
Why 15 minutes matter Why 15 minutes matter
At first glance, the Portadown District Orange Order's request to march down the Garvaghy Road from Drumcree Church seems innocuous enough: just 35...
October 15, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb
Fleadh Belfast: 'An outpouring of joy'
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Fleadh Belfast: 'An outpouring of joy'
John Walsh got a simple question at the Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast. It came from a woman who’d been pushing a pram that had two small children. “Do y...
October 14, 2026 by Peter McDermott
Technology vs. the Beast Technology vs. the Beast
"The Hairy Ape” is a spectacular show. Never can I recall such a lavish production at the Irish Repertory Theatre. The set, especially, plus the co...
October 14, 2026 by Orla O'Sullivan
Brilliance with touch of grit Brilliance with touch of grit
This week, Irish Arts Center is hosting two “ITMA: Drawing from the Well” concerts. These concerts will preview “Across the States: An Irish Cultur...
October 13, 2026 by Daniel Neely
Valladolid recalls Red Hugh Valladolid recalls Red Hugh
In 1602, Red Hugh O’Donnell, Lord of Tyrconell (Donegal) and leader of the Irish in the Nine Years’ War, entered the city of Valladolid in defeat. ...
October 12, 2026 by John Kearns

 



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