I am a long time fan of Woody Guthrie. He is one of the world's great songwriters in the English language and many of his words are as relevant tod...

I did a book signing for Christmas at An Fhuiseog’s stand in the Kennedy Centre. It was a pleasant hour of banter and craic, meeting old friends an...

I am recommending this new book, "Togáil Croí. Seán Mac Goill," by Seán Mitchell as a great Christmas present for you dear reader and for someone y...

Last Friday I travelled to Nenagh for the funeral of Shane MacGowan. It was a sad and yet joyous event with family and friends lifting their voices...

Shane MacGowan was a friend of West Belfast. Back in 1988, in the wake of the killings of IRA Volunteers Mairead Farrell, Dan McCann and Sean Savag...

I have met many loyalists over a very long time. In prison. Out of prison. In secret or in private talks going back to the 1970s. And many times si...

Regular readers will know that Ionad Eileen Howell/St. Comgall’s was formally opened in June by the U.S. Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy. It came after ...

Wednesday November 22 will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Father Alec Reid. It is a matter of wonderment that a decade has passed since...

Seven key Irish-American organisations have announced an "Irish Unity Summit – For a New and United Ireland" to be held in New York on March 1 next...

Last week I attended an event in Parliament Buildings at Stormont, hosted by U.S. Special Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy III. There was a panel discuss...

As I write this week’s column all of the scéal coming from the Israeli government and its international allies indicate that a ground invasion of G...

Like many of you I have been shocked and distressed by the appalling events in the Middle East. The attack by Hamas fighters which targeted civilia...