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 has bachelor's and master's degrees from University College Dublin.

Latest Stories

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
Murder comes to Schull Murder comes to Schull
Sophie Toscan du Plantier had a choice: a peaceful hideaway, nestled amidst rolling green hills, or one in a wilder, coastal, more remote part of I...
December 22, 2021 by Peter McDermott
Irish witnesses to global events Irish witnesses to global events
“It started first as an investigation into one Irish Jewish writer’s life and interests, and then became transformed into a fervent quest for a los...
December 06, 2021 by Peter McDermott
New look at fighter turned writer New look at fighter turned writer
Michael Collins and Richard Mulcahy didn’t quite handpick the men they sent out in early 1918 to organize the Irish Volunteers. It was a self-selec...
December 03, 2021 by Peter McDermott
Thread of innocence, thread of hope Thread of innocence, thread of hope
“Harry Chapin, a folk-rock composer and performer active in many charitable causes, was killed yesterday when the car he was driving was hit from b...
November 24, 2021 by Peter McDermott
50 lives from the multitudes 50 lives from the multitudes
James Hoban’s handiwork is with us every day, as Ireland’s top diplomat to the U.S. reminds us. Ambassador Dan Mulhall, in commending “Irish Lives ...
November 18, 2021 by Peter McDermott
King Derek is back for 'night of storytelling and song' King Derek is back for 'night of storytelling and song'
Derek Dempsey was once asked by an uncle what he wanted to be when he grew up. “A singer,” the youngster said. The uncle responded that it would be...
November 11, 2021 by Peter McDermott
Strong Irish entries for DOC NYC Strong Irish entries for DOC NYC
“You could say we were seasoned travelers,” That’s according Keith Byrne, recalling his lifestyle of 36 years ago. And that was even before the 10-...
November 10, 2021 by Peter McDermott
Forward is forum for fresh perspectives Forward is forum for fresh perspectives
Once upon a time in New York, there was a Yiddish-language paper for every political point of view – conservative, anarchist, communist or whatever...
November 05, 2021 by Peter McDermott
From local festival to cultural phenomenon From local festival to cultural phenomenon
The story has a humble beginning. It was in 1951, in a small town in Ireland’s Southeast, when a group of friends decided that instead of just list...
October 26, 2021 by Peter McDermott

 



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