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Celtic Cross on Stone Street. By Colleen Taylor It feels like “New York Irish” should be its own category on iTunes, have its own section in the re...

Norah Rendell’s “Spinning Yarns” is comprised of Irish, Scottish and English songs collected decades ago in Canada. By Daniel Neely New York City’s...

" A History of Irish Music" -- an extract Phil Lynott in 1984. PHOTOCALL IRELAND By Larry Kirwan It was hard to ignore Phil Lynott. He was like a f...

Tara Erraught. PHOTO: KRISTIN SPEED Tara Erraught, the 28-year-old mezzo-soprano from Dundalk, Co. Louth, will make her U.S. debut on Monday in Ros...

David English, left, and Wil Hart rehearse their respective roles of Johnny Boyle and IRA Mobiliser in “Juno and the Paycock.” By Peter McDermott p...

The work of Tipperary native Gemma Hayes has been featured on a number of primetime television shows, like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “One Tree Hill” and “P...

By Karen Daly The Irish American Writers & Artists salon followed last week’s launch party for IAW&A President Larry Kirwan’s new book, “A History ...

Burdock’s, an iconic Dublin chipper. PHOTO: MARGARET M. JOHNSON By Margaret M. Johnson As a food writer, I generally recommend using fresh ingredie...

By Daniel Neely letters@irishecho.com Last week I visited NYC’s Irish Arts Center and saw the group This Is How We Fly perform. It was a wonderful ...

“If You Got Love,” the latest from Róisín O, goes in a different direction to her debut “Secret Life of Blue.” By Colleen Taylor The Irish music sc...

A door into the past on Warren Street. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott The novelist Norman Mailer said of Senator Robert Kennedy, “[I]t w...

Piece wants to present the new face of Northern Ireland: youthful, fun and creative. The photo by Christopher Heaney is of Patrick and Tom McMeekin...