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Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In the 1970s and ’80s, news relating to Latin American politics was almost never good, and it was often sho...

Dancer Kieran Jordan with Seán McComiskey and Seán Clohessy. By Daniel Neely Surely there are few albums of set dance music that touch the majesty ...

Tara O'Grady will be both tour guide and entertainer on the 2017 Band Wagon Tour of Ireland. Celtic jazz songstress Tara O'Grady is taking her frie...

Áine Cahill's breakthrough came courtesy of the BBC's coverage of the Glastonbury Festival last year. By Colleen Taylor Áine Cahill is Cavan’s blos...

John Munnelly will perform in Brooklyn on Friday. Salon Diary / By Karen Daly History — actual, mythological and personal — was on the agenda at th...

A scene from “I Am Traveller,” which is narrated by “Love/Hate” star John Connors. By Orla O’Sullivan The Craic Fest returns next month and, for th...

“Atlas” is an outside the box album. By Daniel Neely I want to start this column off by reminding readers of a subject I wrote about in September, ...

Gina Costigan. By Peter McDermott Honor Molloy’s “Crackskull Row,” a critically acclaimed hit from Origin’s 2016 1st Irish Festival last fall, is b...

Tom Phelan pictured at the World War I monument on a 2014 visit to his home town. By Tom Phelan [This is the latest episode in the author’s series ...

Castle Durrow, Co. Laois. IRELAND HOPPING | Margaret M. Johnson Once upon a time, a box of chocolates, a dozen roses, or a bottle of Champagne were...

Douglas Mackiernan. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott [This appeared in the Feb. 1, 2017, print/digital edition of the Irish Echo.] Mary Macki...

Peter Halpin. By Sean Devlin Irish actor Peter Halpin had a huge 2016 full of firsts and accolades – and he’s looking to the new year for new chall...