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

An immigrant's moving story of love, loss, resilience & defiance An immigrant's moving story of love, loss, resilience & defiance
“There’s an Irish saying that if you ever want to return to a place, look back over your shoulder when you’re leaving it. So, walking out through t...
August 23, 2023 by Peter McDermott
'Servant of the Nation' 'Servant of the Nation'
Joseph Lawless came to an apparent agreement with his comrade Seán Lemass as they walked one evening from Beggars Bush Barracks in Dublin in the ea...
August 16, 2023 by Peter McDermott
It's Premier League season 2023-24 - Let the games begin! It's Premier League season 2023-24 - Let the games begin!
Lionel Messi’s start with Inter Miami in recent weeks has been spectacular and far from pre-ordained. Yes, his is a unique talent, but he would’ve ...
August 11, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Database connects people with 3,500 stories from Gaelic world Database connects people with 3,500 stories from Gaelic world
A good website is half the battle. Fionn mac Cumhaill never said that, but fans of the legendary warriors of the Fianna should certainly welcome fi...
August 03, 2023 by Peter McDermott
INTERVIEW: 'North Circular' looks at Dublin in black & white INTERVIEW: 'North Circular' looks at Dublin in black & white
“I’m from Napoli. Thank you for making a film about Napoli.” Luke McManus’s “North Circular” is not about Naples, but recalling the comment made at...
July 19, 2023 by Peter McDermott
'A lot of talent, a lot going on,' says actor O'Neill about Dublin 'A lot of talent, a lot going on,' says actor O'Neill about Dublin
It all began for Jamie O’Neill 12,000 miles from home. He was 21 and it was in “The Crucible,” or more precisely a local amateur group’s production...
July 11, 2023 by Peter McDermott
A moral right to the land A moral right to the land
A case can be made for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881 being more consequential than any others since in the making of modern Ireland. In 1879, the I...
July 06, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Irish America via a convex mirror Irish America via a convex mirror
University of Connecticut Professor Mary M. Burke has written a book that the field of Irish Studies in the United States will find hard to ignore ...
June 30, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Getting the blend just right Getting the blend just right
Michael McKillop is a bar to bar salesman. Or at least he was on his recent 8-week sojourn in New York City, bringing the good news of Lir whiskey....
June 29, 2023 by Peter McDermott
'A treasure for lucky readers' 'A treasure for lucky readers'
What’s with the sky’s strange color? And the smoky air? They were the questions guests were asking once safely inside the welcoming doors of the ne...
June 27, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Media identifies wild-fire culprits as East Coast chokes Media identifies wild-fire culprits as East Coast chokes
This piece was published in the Irish Echo on June 21. “Blame Canada!” was the New York Post’s Page 1 headline on Thursday, June 8, with the subhea...
June 26, 2023 by Peter McDermott
Resilience-building wisdom Resilience-building wisdom
We’ve had quite the week in New York. Some here might relate, then, to the old Irish proverb: “Na trí cairde is fearr agus na trí naimhde is measa:...
June 13, 2023 by Peter McDermott

 



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