Culture
Lankum: ‘Dublin folk miscreants’
Lankum is headed for the U.S. next month. By Daniel Neely Season’s greetings everyone! We’re in the home stretch, best wishes to you and your famil...
December 20, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Books make the best gifts
Dan Barry's ‘This Land’ is a "beautifully conceived, essential book on American lives and places,” says singer-songwriter Roseanne Cash. By Peter M...
December 19, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
’Tis the season for innovators
Cherish the Ladies’ “All the Valley Down” is one of the most beautiful ballads you can hear this Christmas. By Colleen Taylor It’s that time of yea...
December 18, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
'Finding Joy' mixes Irish humor, universal themes
Amy Huberman said she’s more of a people pleaser than her character in the show “Finding Joy.” COURTESY OF ACORN TV By Karen Butler "Finding Joy" m...
December 17, 2018
by Karen Butler
Culture
It’s panto time!
“Harry Putzer & the Spiders From Mars – A Holiday Pantomime.” The Poor Mouth Theatre Company presents “Harry Putzer & the Spiders From Mars – A Hol...
December 14, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Salon warms up for Christmas
Some of the Salon faithful at the Thalia Studio. PHOTOS BY CAT DWYER By Karen Daly The early December IAW&A Salon at the Thalia Studio on Dec. 4 op...
December 13, 2018
by Karen Daly
Culture
Labour’s unlikely leader
John Bew won the Orwell Prize in 2017 for his biography of Clement Attlee. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Clement Attlee took his seat on ...
December 12, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
O’Connor is one of tradition’s finest
“Last Night’s Joy” is Gerry O’Connor's second solo album. By Daniel Neely How’s the season treating you so far? Are you like many, running around f...
December 11, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Mincemeat: The Best of Christmas
KUVONA | DREAMSTIME Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson Mincemeat, a mixture of chopped dried fruits, spices, and spirits, is one of Ireland’s...
December 10, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Catching a tiger with a tale
O’Rawe’s tale is based on a real life bank heist By Richard O’Rawe “So, Ricky, what did you do with the money?” This was the opening shot from BBC ...
December 07, 2018
by Richard O'Rawe
Culture
Kids inspiring my Bronx and Brooklyn tale
In the classroom with some of the middle school students By Denise Deegan I have just touched down in Dublin after two weeks in New York City, rese...
December 06, 2018
by Denise Deegan
Culture
Katie Taylor for NY, Dec. 15
Katie Taylor is heading for Madison Square Garden. RollingNews.ie photo. By Jay Mwamba Irish starlet Katie Taylor is back in New York City on Decem...
December 04, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff