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John Duddy on stage at the Irish Repertory Theatre with Georgina McKevitt in the 2013 production of Laoisa Sexton’s “For Love.” PHOTO BY TREVOR MUR...

Gina Costigan. By Peter McDermott Actress Gina Costigan admits that she approached her move to America in recent times with some trepidation. But t...

In “Anthropoid,” Cillian Murphy, left, and Jamie Dornan play soldiers of the Czechoslovakian army in exile who lead a dangerous World War II missio...

Gina Costigan gave a sensitive performance in the evening's centerpiece "and in my heart." By Karen Daly On Monday, Aug. 1, the women of Nollaig na...

By Daniel Neely In the liner notes to his new album “Box Sets,” button accordionist John Redmond relates a story about going home to County Wexford...

Aoife Scott, left, and her cousins Danny O’Reilly and Róisín O performed together recently at Kilmainham Gaol. By Colleen Taylor The Black Family n...

TV and singing star Cathy Maguire. By Sean Devlin Cathy Maguire is no stranger to new opportunities. In possession of a career decorated with accom...

Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott There were to be many black-bordered pages in U.S. newspapers on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, and for days afterwa...

Robert Zawadski, left, and Patrick O’Kane in “Quietly.” PHOTO BY JAMES HIGGINS By Orla O’Sullivan Contrary to its name, “Quietly,” just opened at t...

The Ennis-bound New York Céilí Band is inspired by the 1960 original. PHOTO: MARIANNE MANGAN By Daniel Neely In 1960, the New York Céilí Band, a le...

By Daniel Neely On July 22, Irish music lost one of its greats. Joe Derrane was born in Boston on March 16, 1930. The product of a musical househol...

PETEER | DREAMSTIME.COM By Margaret M. Johnson We’re already halfway through Northern Ireland’s “Year of Food and Drink” but it’s not too late to v...