Culture

Elevate a Toastie or Burger from Ordinary to Awesome

Move over mayonnaise. Let go of the mustard and ketchup. On my recent visit to Ireland, I discovered that these popular condiments are facing serio...

July 23, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson

Cast excel in Rep's revival

There are spirits in the spirits of the Irish Repertory Theatre’s current revival of “The Weir,” where strangers gather in search of friendships, u...

July 23, 2025 by Kevin Phoenix

Living tribute to a rich heritage

I’m sure there are lots of incredibly disappointed Cork folks out there after this weekend’s hurling final, but maybe there are a few who can find ...

July 22, 2025 by Daniel Neely

Theatre is the place to be

Incoming report from The Weather Girls; humidity is rising and the barometer's getting low. According to all sources, the theatre is the place to g...

July 18, 2025 by Cal Dillon

Dou's album is powerful arrival

If it’s the middle of July then it means it’s time for the Catskills Irish Arts Week, which at this very moment is in full swing up in East Durham,...

July 18, 2025 by Daniel Neely

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BOOKS: Inspired by an IRA legend, 'Monaghan' enlarges our view of what it is to be human

In the classic short story ‘Guests of the Nation’ by Frank O’Connor, the narrator and his fellow soldier have befriended the two British hostages t...

July 18, 2025 by Rus Bradburd

Novelist in search of an identity

“This Side of Paradise’ unfurled like a banner over an entire age." So wrote A. Scott Berg in his biography “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius.” Its mo...

July 17, 2025 by Peter McDermott

Young, idealistic and clueless

Way back in 1963 I had returned to St. Patrick’s Seminary in Carlow from my Christmas vacation at my home in Ballina, Co. Mayo. The craic was good ...

July 16, 2025 by Seamus Clarke

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Curtain up on Irish Premiere of Prison Play by Oscar Winner Terry George

THE Irish premiere of a play by Academy Award winning writer and director Terry George — long resident in the US — is set for the Belfast's Lyric T...

July 12, 2025 by Staff Reporter

Manager Keane signs O'Dowda

Ferencváros have confirmed the signing of Republic of Ireland international Callum O’Dowda from Cardiff City. The 30-year-old left-sided midfielder...

July 11, 2025 by Sean Creedon

Irish surprises in Andalusia

We came to San Lucar de Barrameda in Andalusia, Spain, to visit a friend who had left New York to make this once-booming southern Spanish town her ...

July 11, 2025 by Geoffrey Cobb

'Are you going for a jar?'

The proprietor of O’Shaughnessy’s of Glin, Co. Limerick, aka the Ivy House, likely never said, “Have you no homes to go to?” He must’ve known that ...

July 10, 2025 by Peter McDermott

Mission Accomplished: Check-in at The Wilder

I recently spent a few days in Dublin on a mission to do as many things as possible that I never got to do on previous visits. Stroll around the “h...

July 09, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson

Carrick-on-Shannon duo have classic partnership

In the media yoke this week is “The Missing Guest,” the absolutely brilliant new album from flute player Mick Mulvey and fiddle player Shane Meehan...

July 08, 2025 by Daniel Neely

Musicians lift the 'June Gloom'

The fog had covered Jack London Square where Slainte Oakland is located. Many have the misconception of California as the proverbial ‘Sunshine Stat...

July 03, 2025 by Lori Cassels

Breen's solo statement delivers

In the media yoke this week is “Sooner or Later,” the most recent album from the brilliant fiddle player Tara Breen. A musician with an impeccable ...

July 03, 2025 by Daniel Neely