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'The Smuggler' to make Irish debut 'The Smuggler' to make Irish debut
It has an Irish tour throughout July, but it kicks off with a performance in New York this week. We’re referring to “The Smuggler,” playwright Roná...
July 01, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff
BBC's man awestruck by hurling
The All Ireland Hurling Final will take place on Sunday, July 27, with a 3:30 p.m. start at Croke Park in Dublin. But before that at the same venue...
June 26, 2025 by Peter McDermott
Tasting Tradition in Joyce's Dublin
I was in Dublin in few weeks ago, too early to celebrate Bloomsday, the annual event that commemorates June 16, 1904, the day immortalized in James...
June 25, 2025 by Margaret M. Johnson

Collins's 'Weaving the Tune' is a must-have album
Tim Collins is not only a gentleman and a scholar, he’s also one of the finest concertina players in traditional music. And, he’s just out with a b...
June 20, 2025 by Daniel Neely

IAW&A's 'Queer House' salon IAW&A's 'Queer House' salon
It is a sultry evening in New York. Hot. Humid. One of those evenings where you might just stay home in the air conditioning and watch bad TV inste...
June 18, 2025 by Kevin Holohan
Paris nurtured leading Irish writers Paris nurtured leading Irish writers
Except for Dublin, no city has played a greater role in the development of Irish literature than the French capital Paris. It’s hard to believe how...
June 13, 2025 by Geoffrey Cobb
IAWA flies flag at ALA IAWA flies flag at ALA
It was a first for Irish American Writers and Artists, it participated in the American Literature Association’s 36th annual conference, held at the...
June 11, 2025 by Lori Cassels
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 '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 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 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

 



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