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Katie Taylor for Netflix-streamed rematch vs. Serrano on July 20 Katie Taylor for Netflix-streamed rematch vs. Serrano on July 20
Katie Taylor will face Amanda Serrano for a second time on the card of Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas, with the undisputed super-l...
April 24, 2024 by Sean Creedon
'A novel for our times'
Kevin Holohan once interviewed fellow novelist Joseph O’Neill on stage. That was back in December 2015 in the old Irish Arts Center building now un...
April 24, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Two Spring Favorites Arrive
Imported asparagus are available all year round, but there’s nothing to beat the flavor and texture of those locally grown in its short spring seas...
April 23, 2024 by Margaret M. Johnson

Album recorded in Kyoto captures Lúnasa's live energy
It’s great to report that the inaugural “Archiving Irish America: Music, Dance, and Culture” conference, which took place last week at the Ward Iri...
April 22, 2024 by Daniel Neely

A marriage of styles A marriage of styles
The pandemic was a time for taking stock of careers and for pursuing new directions professionally. This was not quite the case for my husband, Kev...
April 19, 2024 by Margaret Dowling-Murphy
Stand-up star Stand-up star
“I’ll just get your mother, love.” The father in Deirdre O’Kane’s stand-up routines is affectionately remembered. But there are silences as he trie...
April 18, 2024 by Peter McDermott
Plucky Irish trio out of luck on fight night at the Garden 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 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 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 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 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 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 '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
All Come to Look for America, but this time by RV and wearing a mask
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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 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 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

 

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