It’s a difficult time for musicians. And yet, the world is teeming with music. The problem is – so few are getting paid for their efforts. Suffice ...

The jig is up, Joe. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, Mr. President, for the most part you’ve done a great job but time catches up with all of us a...

The great Chesterton remarked that “travel broadens the mind, but you must have the mind.” To which Mark Twain added, “travel is fatal to prejudice...

Who is this guy, James Joyce, and why does everyone go nuts about him around the middle of June every year? Well, this most enigmatic of Irishmen h...

On a recent Celtic Crush/SiriusXM show, I featured songs about James Connolly and Joe Hill, along with "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie. A...

Have you gone to see the movie, "Dune – Part 2" yet? I’ve seen both, though I regret to say I remember nothing about Part 1. That’s not to say I di...

I’ve always been a bit of a tree-hugger. And why wouldn’t I, after spending so much time on my grandfather’s farm within a mile of Wexford town? Si...

They don’t make them like Steve Duggan anymore. The question is – did they ever? The Monsignor was like many immigrants – neither here nor there. H...

There are bands, and then there are great bands. What makes a band great? Well, obviously, the members, particularly if one, or all, have a vision....

I first encountered Malachy McCourt at a sparsely attended Irish-Americans for McGovern meeting in the fall of 1972. He was accompanied by Brian He...

One of the joys – and occasional banes – of writing a regular column is that it engages you with your readers. A recent column beginning with Frank...

Michelle O’Neill’s elevation to become Northern Ireland’s First Minister was a momentous event, full of hope and possibility. Even in the glory day...