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Generation gap apparent at St. Ann's Warehouse Generation gap apparent at St. Ann's Warehouse
It is a disconcerting feeling to be reminded that progress hasn’t been made; when we’ve taken one great step back, that the politics behind our art...
November 29, 2022 by Kevin Phoenix
Let the Baking Begin!
Spiced, sweet desserts like this cake have been a part of Irish holiday celebrations for centuries and were highly prized because they included spices and dried fruits, once difficult and expensive to obtain. Irish cooking legend Darina Allen, founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School, called it “the cake of the year”
November 23, 2022 by Margaret M. Johnson
There's trouble in Mary's paradise
“Jack Was Kind,” a solo show written and performed by Tracy Thorne, makes its debut in New York having gained momentum via a path common to small b...
November 23, 2022 by Michael Gray

ITMA spread the word at IAC
Last Tuesday, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the U.S. launch of “From the Bridge: A View of Irish Traditional Music in New York,” the Iri...
November 21, 2022 by Daniel Neely

Keane, Fay win cross country regionals Keane, Fay win cross country regionals
Barry Keane of Butler University won the Great Lakes Regional Cross Country men’s race in Terre Haute, Ind. on Friday. Keane, a senior from Waterfo...
November 18, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff
Squash for Thanksgiving: Let Us Count the Ways Squash for Thanksgiving: Let Us Count the Ways
Chances are you’re in the home stretch of your Thanksgiving dinner shopping, and another good bet is that you’ve already grabbed one of more types ...
November 18, 2022 by Margaret M. Johnson
Resilient Ellen left a light trace Resilient Ellen left a light trace
“I never thought it would be me crossing. I thought such a journey was bigger than me, that I’d never manage it or have reason to. I was all for st...
November 16, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Ross captured Washington, burned White House Ross captured Washington, burned White House
Many Irish Americans recall that the County Kilkenny-born James Hoban was the architect of the White House, but few recall the name of Major Genera...
November 16, 2022 by Geoffrey Cobb
Kirwan honored at O'Neill night Kirwan honored at O'Neill night
Irish-American Writers & Artists presented the 2022 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award to Larry Kirwan in recognition of his exemplary contr...
November 16, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff
IMI: local in plan, global in scope IMI: local in plan, global in scope
First off, congrats to We Banjo 3’s Enda Scahill for being one of the 2022 winners of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize! Launched in 2010 by actor/comed...
November 14, 2022 by Daniel Neely
Events online, hybrid & in-person Events online, hybrid & in-person
The San Francisco-based author Ethel Rohan will interview first-time novelist Louise Kennedy as part of Bookshop West Portal’s Irish author intervi...
November 10, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff
Celebrating Mick Moloney on Samhain Celebrating Mick Moloney on Samhain
The excitement of a restriction-free Halloween in New York City was palpable everywhere on Oct. 31, but you didn’t have to take part in the revived...
November 10, 2022 by Deirdre Batson
Should the doctor prescribe fact or fiction? Should the doctor prescribe fact or fiction?
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared in a speech at Yale that “the greatest enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, ...
November 09, 2022 by Kevin Phoenix
Down's Hunter changed U.S. education Down's Hunter changed U.S. education
Down’s Hunter changed U.S. education Today corporal punishment is not a part of most children’s education thanks in part to Irishman Thomas Hunter,...
November 08, 2022 by Geoffrey Cobb
Dunne's 'Tides' is outstanding album of new songs Dunne's 'Tides' is outstanding album of new songs
Readers, I’ve had Niamh Dunne’s new solo album “Tides” in my media player this week, and if it’s something new-fangled and cool that you’re after a...
November 07, 2022 by Daniel Neely
Artist O'Leary counts the cost Artist O'Leary counts the cost
County Wexford-born artist Helen O’Leary will give a talk entitled “COST,” on next Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET as part of New York Studio Schoo...
November 04, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff

 

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