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).

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Roots experts in the spotlight Roots experts in the spotlight
Paul Gorry, a prominent Irish genealogist, and Brendan Scott, manager of the website Roots Ireland, had only ever been in contact via email before ...
A treasure hunt around Europe A treasure hunt around Europe
In the prologue to Richard O’Rawe’s second novel, Hermann Goering washes down a morphine tablet with some red wine. He puffs on but doesn’t inhale ...
War was friend against friend War was friend against friend
Picture caption: Military representatives, from left, Seán Mac Eoin (pro-Treaty), Seán Moylan (anti), Eoin O’Duffy (pro), Liam Lynch (anti), Gearói...
Moloney is back on Irish Rep stage as Molly Bloom Moloney is back on Irish Rep stage as Molly Bloom
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Solutions that make sense Solutions that make sense
“It’s like bailing out the flood without turning off the faucet.” That’s how Áine Duggan describes New York City’s approach to the problem of homel...
Civilized society needs gun control Civilized society needs gun control
[This piece was originally published in the Irish Echo on Jan. 16, 2013, against the backdrop of the debate sparked by the Sandy Hook massacre.] Fi...
Dickson paintings for Dublin, thanks to McKee Dickson paintings for Dublin, thanks to McKee
Last month, the Hugh Lane Gallery’s Barbara Dawson made a visit to a studio located on a quiet street in north Brooklyn. Her host was abstract expr...
Love story based on true events Love story based on true events
James McVeigh’s first novel begins in a Belfast at war. James McCann meets a spirited and beautiful young woman named Rose Rafferty and a romance d...
A long journey to a better life A long journey to a better life
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Irish gather, ponder in 'The Lobby' Irish gather, ponder in 'The Lobby'
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Most notorious and most riotous Most notorious and most riotous
”Between the years 1848 and 1851 over 4,000 Irish females took passage on ships from Ireland to Australia under the Orphan Emigration Scheme, estab...
Elliott is ready for NYC return Elliott is ready for NYC return
You could say it’s been two steps forward and one step back for Dan Elliott. But that might minimize just how tough the Covid era has been on him a...

 

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