Culture
Going to bat for immigrants
From left, Sean Downes, Mae O’Driscoll, Consul General Ciarán Madden and Nick Malito were pictured at last evening’s Annie Moore Annual Awards cere...
September 21, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Unique take on a famous ancestor
O’Donovan Rossa as a Fenian prisoner. By Geoffrey Cobb When director Williams Cole handed me a copy of “Rebel Rossa,” his documentary about the lif...
September 20, 2018
by Geoffrey Cobb
Culture
Courtney celebrates rebels' struggle
The nuance in Courtney’s delivery that makes "Freedom's Pioneers" interesting. By Daniel Neely The dream of a united and peaceful Ireland is a subj...
September 19, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Greenpoint walking tour
The house on Russell Street where Thomas and Kathleen Clarke lived. Although most people think of Greenpoint in north Brooklyn as a Polish area, it...
September 18, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
In Autumn, It’s All About Apples!
IRELAND HOPPING | By Margaret M. Johnson Part II Apples are one of the most popular and important fruits in both Ireland and America. With over 2,5...
September 17, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
October is festivals month in Limerick
The writer with Limerick Mayor James Collins at the New York Irish Consulate reception for the Global Irish Festival Series 2018. For more pictures...
September 14, 2018
by Jeanne L. Logan
Culture
How to respond to the darkness
Long Island filmmaker Sean Hartofilis’s production company is named for his mother’s family farm in Derry. By Mike Houlihan Way back in 718, an ove...
September 13, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Transparent expression of tradition
Tommy Fitzharris, left, and Dónal McCague. By Daniel Neely It’s back to school time and I, for one, couldn’t be more excited! The season’s beginnin...
September 12, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Moran: a man whose art was giving
In December 2015, Tom Moran was presented by President Michael D. Higgins with the Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award for his work on p...
September 11, 2018
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Drew, O'Breskey together again
By Colleen Taylor True friendship, like good music, has no time limit—as composer Antoni O’Breskey recently reminded me. At 68 years of age, O’Bres...
September 10, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Mac Donnchadha finally front, center
"An absolute must-have for anyone who loves traditional Irish music." Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely It’s been a banner year for the banjo, wi...
September 07, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
In Autumn, It’s All About Apples!
PHOTOS BY MARGARET M. JOHNSON IRELAND HOPPING | By Margaret M. Johnson Part I Apples are one of the most popular and important fruits in both Irela...
September 06, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson