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Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Welcome to “The Scrum,” or what is probably the most densely packed week of the 2018 traditional music calendar...

Poet Caoilinn Hughes's debut novel is “Orchid & the Wasp." PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIJEL MIHAJLOVIĆ By Irish Echo Staff “[Ireland has] produced far more th...

Maria Duffy. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Maria Duffy’s fiction is making the move to America. The Dubliner has become used to reviews t...

Maurice "Mickey" Carroll died in December after a long career as a reporter and then as a spokesperson with the Quinnipiac University Poll. Between...

Stephen Rea. PHOTO: ROLLING NEWS.IE By Orla O’Sullivan “Here it’s okay to say anything you want,” Stephen Rea’s character is told by a psychologist...

Maria Deasy, left. with Zack Gafin and Maeve Price. By Maureen Hossbacher Radiant in white lace on a warm summer evening, IAW&A Board Member Maria ...

MONKEY BUSINESS | DREAMSTIME.COM IRELAND HOPPING | By Margaret M. Johnson Given next week’s big holiday, I should probably be writing about the 4th...

John Moran. By Peter McDermott The arts were not a priority when John Moran was growing up in Queens, New York City. “Discouraged” is the word he u...

Pat McCarthy's latest book published Four Courts Press contains numerous photos from the periods covered. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott O...

Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Catskills Irish Arts Week (July 8-14, www.catskillsirishartsweek.com) is fast a...

KT Mulholland, left, and Ashley Pynn. PHOTO BY GORDON GILBERT JR. Salon Diary / By Karen Daly The Irish American Writers & Artists celebrated Pride...

Eamon O’Leary has been a part of two musical communities that “even in my own head they don’t always overlap.” Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor For ...