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The writer's parents, Marcella, “Marcy,” and Pat, on their wedding day in 1953. PHOTOS COURTESY PATRICK SHELDON By Patrick Sheldon Nothing prepared...

Big Tom McBride pictured in Barry’s Hotel in Dublin in 1998. The singer, who died in 2018, was called the king of Irish country music by President ...

Seamus Heaney will be remembered at PoetryFest. The 2019 Spirit of Ireland Gala will honor Elvis Costello on Oct. 18, the Irish Arts Center has ann...

Edward Conlon became established with his “Cop Diary” in the New Yorker magazine and his memoir “Blue Blood.” His latest novel, “The Policewomen’s ...

Rosie Carney, who has made to NPR’s top 100-song list, will return to the U.S. to record some new music. DANIEL ALEXANDER HARRIS / SACKSCO.COM By N...

PISTACHIO TEA CAKES. PHOTO: MARGARET M. JOHNSON By Margaret M. Johnson A drive from Bantry to Glengarriff. . . Glengarriff to Kenmare. . . Kenmare ...

Mike Houlihan By Irish Echo Staff Are you the next John Ford? Well, if you think you might be, Mike Houlihan would love to hear from you. He is loo...

Dave Browne, left, and Dave Rooney are the Black Donnellys By Nora Scally letters@irishecho.com You may have heard of the Black Donnellys, the Iris...

Olivia Callaghan works as a producer in a “high energy and very fast-paced field.” PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott When County Roscommo...

Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Readers will recall that back in March I wrote about Cormac Breatnach’s fascinating album “The Whistle Blower,”...

Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden and Brian Dunphy are the High Kings. Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor Being an American in Dublin, I often have friend...

Yvonne Cassidy. Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Dedicating the recent second annual IAW&A Pride Salon to the memory of murdered journalist Lyra McKee, ...