A look back at 2024 adventures
The old Irish tradition of Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas) on Jan. 6 has been making a comeback in recent years. Our New York group keeps getti...
January 12, 2025
by Maura Mulligan
Culture
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: The transatlantic portal they didn't close down
Aonach Mhacha in Ireland's ecclesiastical capital Armagh and the Celtic Junction Arts Center in Minnesota joined forces at the end of 2024 to forge...
January 12, 2025
by Aileen Gorman Leong
Culture
Twin Cities talented line-up will blow away winter blues
Celtic Junction Arts Center has taken the wraps off an extraordinary concert series showcasing world-renowned Celtic and folk artists at both its i...
January 10, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
Culture
REVIEW: ‘Say Nothing’ says a lot; none of it convincing
Irish American author Timothy O’Grady finds the new Disney+ series too slight to be taken seriously. THE hit television series ‘Say Nothing’, curre...
January 09, 2025
by Timothy O'Grady
Where UFOs dare to fly
There is a view that if aliens were so advanced as to reach Planet Earth then they are already here and in forms we can’t understand or recognize. ...
January 08, 2025
by Peter McDermott
Hanley elevates trad singing
Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a fulfilling and enjoyable year for all. In the media yoke this week is “Paint This Life,” the upcoming release...
January 06, 2025
by Daniel Neely
Trust properties are highly recommended for Irish stay
Planning a visit to Ireland in 2025? Already deciding “where to go,” “what to do,” and “where to eat”? I can’t help you with any of these decisions...
January 03, 2025
by Margaret M. Johnson
A year in authors' responses
This year the Echo will mark 20 years since the debut of the author questionnaire Page Turner. We note here the writers and books featured in 2024 ...
January 02, 2025
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Goff performs in SNL's 50th
I’ll start this end-of-year column by extending the warmest of congratulations to the great Ivan Goff, who performed with hit indie artist Hozier o...
December 30, 2024
by Daniel Neely
Ridge is focused on 'other Ireland'
I doubt that there is anyone alive who knows more about the history of the Irish in New York City than John Ridge. A soft-spoken man, Ridge is a fo...
December 24, 2024
by Geoffrey Cobb
Seasonal Stout
Although there have been reports of a Guinness shortage and even ration cards in distant parts, there were no such issues on a recent Friday evenin...
December 24, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
'Christmases were wonderful'
The Christmas of the past can seem better than the Christmas of the present. Why is that? One answer is: We had less, but what we did have was more...
December 20, 2024
by Peter McDermott