Two Bloomsday celebrations for Sidewalks of New York
It will be possible this weekend to catch not just one street event dedicated to Bloomsday, but two — one on Saturday and the other on Sunday. Ulys...
June 14, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Brief visit
Irish singer-songwriter Susan O’Neill is making a brief New York stopover with last night’s show at Green Room 42 performing with Mick Flannery, an...
June 13, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
The Day Belongs to Dad
I’ve heard from a number of men that “the best gift you can give Dad on Father's Day [this Sunday, June 16, in 2024] is a full stomach” — preferabl...
June 13, 2024
by Margaret M. Johnson
Portrait of the artist as farmer
The farmers are happy. And so is the Irish Arts Council. Director Cara Holmes was aware that the latter was interested in ideas for documentaries m...
June 11, 2024
by Peter McDermott
Charlie Lennon, trad titan, 85
The legendary fiddle and piano player Charlie Lennon died Saturday at University Hospital Galway. The long-time resident of Spiddal, Co. Galway, wa...
June 10, 2024
by Daniel Neely
Recalling NYC subway attack
After more that 20 years of living in New York City and riding the subway I expected nothing to surprise me - not a mugging, not a half-naked man p...
June 07, 2024
by James Rodgers
Marker revelations
The Irish Family History Forum will present “Written in Stone: In Depth Study of a Gravestone” as part of its Saturday morning program on June 15. ...
June 06, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Trio's 'The One After It' is a must for traditional music fans
Ooh, it’s that time of the year when the summer releases come fast and hot. Yes, festival season brings a veritable shower of new music and as you ...
June 04, 2024
by Daniel Neely
Rare light of understanding
Depicting disability onstage is often an endeavor rife with disappointment. With centuries of performance tradition built on a foundation of exclud...
May 30, 2024
by Margaret Hall
Lansdowne face Doxa Saturday
Lansdowne Yonkers face a familiar foe in the EPSL playoffs at Tibbetts Brook Park this Saturday night [8 p.m. kickoff] in fourth seed Doxa FCW, a G...
May 30, 2024
by Jay Mwamba
Amazing biblical event explored
I recall a fine priest who ministered when I was young in my home parish in Kenmare, Co. Kerry. In response to perennial questions about God’s role...
May 29, 2024
by Gerry O'Shea
Uilleann piping is superb on Barry's album 'Littoral'
In the media player this week is “Littoral” by uilleann piper Leonard Barry, a seriously good piper who has done some outstanding work over the yea...
May 28, 2024
by Daniel Neely