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George Bernard Shaw. By Peter McDermott “A grave injury has been done to Ireland’s reputation in the field of folk music.” So began a book review i...

Marni Rice. PHOTOS BY TOM MAHON, KATHLEEN WALSH D’ARCY Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Musician/writer/ singer Marni Rice graciously hosted the early N...

By Daniel Neely In 2004, fiddle champion Oisín Mac Diarmada released his solo debut “Ar an bhFidil,” a lovely album which pictures himon its back c...

Enya’s “Dark Sky Island,” her first CD of new work in seven years, will be released next week. By Colleen Taylor Enya is arguably the world’s most ...

Saoirse Ronan at the recent opening of “Brooklyn” in Dublin. ROLLINGNEWS.IE Reviews by Michael Gray Eilis faces some big decisions In a prolific ca...

President Biden drew boos and howls of protest when he suggested during his recent State of the Union address that some of his opponents had Social...

Brian Ó hAirt and Len Graham. By Daniel Neely Three years ago I wrote glowingly of Len Graham and Brian Ó hAirt’s first CD together, “In Two Minds....

A rear view of York Minster's West Towers, York, England. In this extract from his memoir-in-progress about growing up in County Laois, novelist To...

David O'Leary's debut CD includes Elvis's "Falling in Love" and his personal favorite "Black is the Color." By Colleen Taylor Irish America has rec...

Michael Connelly. PHOTO BY MARK DELONG Book Review / By Peter McDermott “It’s been called a bunch of suburbs in search of a city and it’s been call...

Belinda McKeon is co-founder of the PoetryFest, which is held annually at the Irish Arts Center. PHOTO: AENGUS WOODS By Orla O’Sullivan When Poetry...

By Daniel Neely There aren’t many albums these days containing music that sounds like a warm turf fire feels. This, however, is precisely what Rona...