Peter McDermott

Peter McDermott joined the Irish Echo’s full-time editorial staff in 2004. Before that he was a frequent contributor to the Echo and to Newsday, and he has written also for a variety of publications in Ireland, including the Irish Times, the Sunday Press and the Irish Examiner. He is a graduate of University College Dublin (BA, MA).

Latest Stories

A 'golden opportunity' for love A 'golden opportunity' for love
Mike Farragher has been married happily for 29 years to his college sweetheart, and so he’s probably a good person to ask for advice about love. An...
March 04, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Nealo makes 'pretty seamless transition' Nealo makes 'pretty seamless transition'
Nealo has never been afraid to make the big leap. There’ve been two in recent times, one of which brings him to the New York stage on March 12. The...
March 03, 2022 by Peter McDermott
IRISH 40 UNDER 40: Mindset is key to competing IRISH 40 UNDER 40: Mindset is key to competing
“Belfast has a certain swagger.” That’s the view of Ballyhegan, Co. Armagh, native Gavan Corr, the managing partner of Qarik Group in New York. The...
February 26, 2022 by Peter McDermott
A remarkable artist and activist A remarkable artist and activist
In Mount Jerome cemetery, not far from Dublin’s Grand Canal at Harold’s Cross, the epitaph on one gravestone reads: “Artist and Friend of the Poor....
February 23, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Musicians in focus for CraicFest films Musicians in focus for CraicFest films
The CraicFest is known for its music and its films, but this year the latter are paying particular homage to the former. “This is unprecedented,” s...
February 15, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Embracing New York City's history Embracing New York City's history
Part II I had high hopes for Charles Dineen. Lots of people did. He went to work each day, leaving behind his wife and three children in the apartm...
February 10, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Everything to play for still in Premier League Everything to play for still in Premier League
We’re checking in with our colleagues and friends to see how they’re feeling about their clubs a little more than half way into the 2021-2022 Premi...
February 10, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Dublin transformed Dublin transformed
Geographer Joseph Brady observed once that some of his fellow Dubliners seemed to know more about their city in medieval times than the present or ...
February 03, 2022 by Peter McDermott
A phony Tenement controversy A phony Tenement controversy
As reported in last week’s issue, Kia Corthron will tonight discuss her new novel, “Moon and the Mars,” at the Irish Arts Center. The book is descr...
January 26, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Fenton celebrated fellow writers Fenton celebrated fellow writers
Patrick Fenton’s article “Confessions of a Working Stiff” was published in New York magazine 48 years ago. It would be later anthologized in more t...
January 14, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Recalling the old neighborhood Recalling the old neighborhood
Pat Fenton was interviewed in September 2015 in the Irish Echo ahead of the 21 performances of his 1940s and '50s Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn-set pla...
January 10, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Jan. 6 was far worse than Watergate Jan. 6 was far worse than Watergate
Very early on Saturday morning, June 17, 1972, security guard Frank Wills found that a piece of duct tape had been placed over the latch bolt of a ...
January 05, 2022 by Peter McDermott

 

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