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Events for Bloomsday 2025 Events for Bloomsday 2025
Bloomsday falls on a Monday this year, and so some have planned "Ulysses"-themed events over the weekend. We mention two here in particular that ha...
June 11, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
'Anú Abú’ shows Ó Gráda's extraordinary ability
I know I write this every time, but releases from the Ireland-based record label Raelach all seem to carry a sort of imprimatur that confers upon t...
June 10, 2025 by Daniel Neely
The promise of Pentecost
In his first speech as pope on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, shortly after being elected pontiff on May 8, Leo XIV addressed his greeting to...
June 06, 2025 by Joseph E. Mulligan S.J.

Doonbeg S.C. to honor Cork's James O'Neill in Kerry Hall
In 1961, John Blackall of Doonbeg, Co. Clare, had a bold vision: to create an organization in New York dedicated to bringing together people from t...
June 04, 2025 by Daniel Neely

Ellington packed once again Ellington packed once again
The Ellington, 105th Street and Broadway -- Full of spring and the joy of life, a throng gathered to speak and sing, to carouse a little, regardles...
June 03, 2025 by Anthony C. Murphy
2025 Irish Restaurant Awards Winners Named 2025 Irish Restaurant Awards Winners Named
The All-Ireland final of the 2025 Irish Restaurants Awards, held last week in Dublin, honored the country’s top hospitality professionals — owners,...
May 30, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson
Quinn explores heritage at fest Quinn explores heritage at fest
Evident by his run on “The Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live,” where he once played a drunkard on St. Patrick’s Day, Colin Quinn has long pro...
May 28, 2025 by Cal Dillon
'The Devil's Dream' is stunning 'The Devil's Dream' is stunning
A couple weeks back, I led an event at the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany called “An All Ireland Affair: The Music of the Famous Flanagan...
May 27, 2025 by Daniel Neely
2 salons in 1 week on West Coast 2 salons in 1 week on West Coast
It was a warm evening in the Bay Area and the crowd in Slainte Oakland welcomed another Irish American Writers & Artists salon on April 9. Your dia...
May 22, 2025 by Lori Cassels
Rhubarb's Sweet-Tart Return Rhubarb's Sweet-Tart Return
Rhubarb only makes a brief appearance in spring, from as early as March in Ireland to as late as May in other areas where it’s grown. It’s here in ...
May 21, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson
Mid-Atlantic Fleadh gets new look for 2025 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh gets new look for 2025
This year, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s annual Mid-Atlantic Fleadh (https://ccemidatlantic.com/) took place April 25-27 at the Crowne Plaza Prince...
May 20, 2025 by Daniel Neely
Nephew Jack fills me with pride Nephew Jack fills me with pride
By John Matthews In September of 2023 my nephew Jack called. “Uncle Jack, I want to ride my bike across the country to help lung cancer patients.” ...
May 15, 2025 by John Matthews
Hawkins finds home in Buffalo Hawkins finds home in Buffalo
On a quiet week, 60 hours. That’s one estimate of the time Conor Hawkins spends at the five-star Curtiss Hotel, the Banshee pub and the Sky Bar in ...
May 14, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Celebrating Bealtaine in Midtown Celebrating Bealtaine in Midtown
Co-hosted by Nollaig na mBan team members Mary McIntyre and Dee Nolan, our Bealtaine celebration at the Westbury Pub on West 38th last week was an ...
May 14, 2025 by Maura Mulligan
Buffalo moving to the next level with Joyce treasure troves Buffalo moving to the next level with Joyce treasure troves
The right person, in the right place, at the right time. That in essence explains how the University at Buffalo came to have the largest James Joyc...
May 13, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Friends gather for a spring salon Friends gather for a spring salon
A beautiful spring night brought out some of the usual suspects and a few new friends to enjoy the ambience of the Ellington restaurant on 105th & ...
May 09, 2025 by Maureen Hossbacher

 



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