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"The music hit with good force right away, which is always a good way to start an album," says columnist Daniel Neely about "Carlos Sweeney McCarti...

Outgoing Salon Producer John Kearns accepted a gift of thanks from Salon founder Malachy McCourt. See Karen Daly's report on the pre-Christmas Salo...

Clare Horgan. By Peter McDermott Sean-nós singer Clare Horgan “has that capacity to silence a room with her song where all present join her on that...

PHOTO BY KERRYGOLD Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson Nothing warms the heart (and the stomach) in winter more than a hearty stew, a mashed potato-to...

Sue Rainsford: "I think the moment 'Follow Me To Ground' began to work as a novel was the moment I gave up on it ever being read." PHOTO BY ALI RAI...

It was a full house at the Irish Consulate in New York on Monday night for a reception to celebrate the U.S. launch of Galway 2020, European Capita...

Nuala O’Faolain's best-known work was her memoir "Are You Somebody." The New York premiere of the documentary “Nuala,” about the life and death of ...

Eva O’Connor and Ciaran O’Brien. PHOTO BY LUNARIA By Orla O’Sullivan “Maz and Bricks” kicks off Origin’s 1st Irish Theater Festival and Maz, one of...

Michelle Dooley Mahon’s “The Scourge” is, according to one reviewer, an “astutely observed piece [that’s] well worth a look especially if hope is w...

Fidil's arrangements stand out on their latest album. By Daniel Neely This week I’ve been listening to “Decade,” the fabulous new album from the gr...

Celebrating Women’s Christmas/Nollaig na mBan on Jan. 6. By Deirdre Batson On Jan. 6, a chilly Monday, 10 women eagerly made their way to the third...

Sarah-Jane Scott in her play, “Appropriate,” a production from Dublin’s Gúna Nua. By Irish Echo Staff The 12th Annual Origin 1st Irish Festival kic...