Good to get back to the USA
Rosie Timmon is returning to her home away from home. And no sooner will she have landed in New York City than lovers of great music will get to ex...
September 15, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Keenan was one of the greats
I want to start this week by acknowledging Siobhán Long, traditional music writer and my counterpart over at the Irish Times, who I understand has ...
September 14, 2026
by Daniel Neely
FBI terrorism expert O'Neill was driven, complex, brilliant
The story of the legend of John P. O’Neill often begins on a Sunday. He found himself virtually alone at the huge office complex that was the FBI’s...
September 10, 2026
by Peter McDermott
For Yummy Fall Desserts, Bake Some Fruit
The calendar might read “September,” but I’m not quite ready to jump into all-things pumpkin. I’m very ready, though, to bake some late-season peac...
September 09, 2026
by Margaret M. Johnson
Cherish the Ladies to get Gradam award on Sunday
I have bits and bobs this week about Cherish the Ladies, the Irish Tenor Banjo Summit in Baltimore, Solas and the Prodigals. Lots out there touch o...
September 08, 2026
by Daniel Neely
When health & safety comes 2nd
LABOR DAY 2026 County Waterford, you’re going to need a bigger boat! Any mention of a shark bite in the media is likely to unleash the imagination....
September 03, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Culture
BOOKS: Moving memoir of Gentle Giant's rise from scrappy start-up to beloved national business
Can you tell a person's future in just one encounter? Probably not, unless you're an ear-ringed gypsy fortune teller — or Larry O'Toole. For Limeri...
September 01, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Offering respite from summer heat
Swishing through Harlem in a green cab over to the Upper West Side, the streets not exactly awash with bust open fire hydrants, but surely close to...
August 28, 2026
by Anthony C. Murphy
Culture
Glory O, to a reverse-ferret author shedding fresh light on America's bold Fenian men
An authoritative tome on the Fenian movement of America which spotlights the role of Black volunteers in this late-19th Century revolutionary movem...
August 28, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Ireland's largest lake under threat
Lough Neagh is one of Ireland’s great natural wonders. Covering nearly 400 square kilometers, it is the largest freshwater lake in Ireland and Brit...
August 27, 2026
by Geoffrey Cobb
Huge health risks for unmasked
The New York Times’s Claire Brown wrote exactly one year ago: “As wildfire season starts earlier in California and climate change is leading to mor...
August 26, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Searching for Ceramics in South Kerry
The directions to Fermoyle Pottery in Ballinskelligs, South Kerry, were vague at best. I read that it was “hidden up a narrow laneway just off the ...
August 24, 2026
by Margaret M. Johnson
Carter brings 'Priceless' to U.S.
Good to get back to the USA
Keenan was one of the greats
FBI terrorism expert O'Neill was driven, complex, brilliant
For Yummy Fall Desserts, Bake Some Fruit
Cherish the Ladies to get Gradam award on Sunday
When health & safety comes 2nd
Offering respite from summer heat
Ireland's largest lake under threat
Huge health risks for unmasked
Searching for Ceramics in South Kerry
