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O'Connor had change of heart on Michael Collins O'Connor had change of heart on Michael Collins
"This book has been a labor of love. To some extent it has been an act of reparation,” wrote Frank O’Connor in the foreword of a book of his in 193...
September 30, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Music, turnout, venue impresses
It was a triumphant return to form for Don Meade’s “Blarney Star” series last Friday in Long Island City, as droves came out to the New York Irish ...
September 30, 2022 by Daniel Neely
Ardal's back in the Apple
Ardal O’Hanlon kicks off the New York Irish Center fall arts program on when he steps on stage at the Long Island City venue on Friday night. The a...
September 28, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff

Festival lives up to expectations
On the weekend of Sept. 10-11, a brave and poetic contingent of the Irish American Writers & Artists ventured across the wild and mighty New York H...
September 23, 2022 by Jenifer Kelly

4 Irish writers for 'Story Island' 4 Irish writers for 'Story Island'
Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop is hosting a literary brunch featuring four Irish writers on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is entitle...
September 22, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff
Autumn Leaves & Loaves Autumn Leaves & Loaves
There’s something very special about autumn, the season that officially begins on September 22 in the northern hemisphere. By definition, the autum...
September 21, 2022 by Margaret M. Johnson
A little bit of Killarney in Northern California A little bit of Killarney in Northern California
An Irish visitor to Northern California’s grandiose Filoli mansion, nestled at the edge of the towering oak and redwood-forests in the coastal foot...
September 20, 2022 by Geoffrey Cobb
Blarney Star debuts Friday Blarney Star debuts Friday
Oooh, folks, the concert series are blazing their ways back this fall! We start with Don Meade’s resurrected Blarney Star series, which opens Sept....
September 19, 2022 by Daniel Neely
Reappraising a revolutionary Reappraising a revolutionary
Cathal Brugha was shot during fighting in Dublin at the outset of the Civil War and died at the Mater Hospital the next morning, July 7, 1922. He w...
September 14, 2022 by Peter McDermott
Gourley and Feddersen album is a delight Gourley and Feddersen album is a delight
You don’t see it too often in the world of traditional Irish music at this point, but vinyl has been making a roaring comeback in the world of popu...
September 13, 2022 by Daniel Neely
McGovern captured A-bomb horror McGovern captured A-bomb horror
People around the world know the searing images Monaghan-born Daniel McGovern captured with his camera in the wake of the dropping of the atomic bo...
September 12, 2022 by Geoffrey Cobb
Tomatoes: Grab 'Em While You Can Tomatoes: Grab 'Em While You Can
It’s safe to say, I never met a tomato I didn’t like — red, yellow, green, plum, beef stake, big boy, grape, cherry, heirloom — the list is endless...
September 09, 2022 by Margaret M. Johnson
Labor was 'part of who we were' Labor was 'part of who we were'
“Our working conditions are the children’s learning conditions.” So said Kara McCormick-Lyons, the president of the White Plains Teachers Associati...
September 08, 2022 by Peter McDermott
IAW&A for NYC Poetry Fest IAW&A for NYC Poetry Fest
The NYC Poetry Festival is back. And the Irish American Writers and Artists will be participating for the first time in the 2002 event, which will ...
September 07, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff
'Far Away' is powerful reminder of Grennan's ability 'Far Away' is powerful reminder of Grennan's ability
Folks, great news if you’re living in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut: the great band bohola is coming your way! Starting Sept. 21, the gr...
September 06, 2022 by Daniel Neely
Chicago's Movie Hooley returns for 2022 Chicago's Movie Hooley returns for 2022
Hibernian Media has announced film selections for their 8th Annual “Irish American Movie Hooley” which is scheduled this year for consecutive weeke...
September 02, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff

 

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