Culture
How Chinese bets could swing Ohio
Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott In one of the most dramatic moments ever seen during a State of the Union address, Justice Samuel Alito seem...
July 03, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Leary happy to be actor for hire
After writing, producing and starring in the critically acclaimed firefighter series “Rescue Me” for seven seasons, Denis Leary says he was happy t...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Spider-Man battles peer pressure: Sheen
Irish-American actor Martin Sheen admits he felt like he, Andrew Garfield and Sally Field were starring in a family drama instead of an action pict...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
If you’re in the neighborhood…
Organizers of the upcoming conference in Tuam, Co. Galway, are hoping that visitors from the U.S. will drop by to listen to some of the talks in a ...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Keane’s ‘Dog’ is a winner on every track
Champion accordionist James Keane was only 14 years old in 1962 when he co-founded the Castle Ceili Band with his brother Séan and their friend Mic...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Ulysses at ‘Ulysses’
Some Bloomsday happenings in the New York area were scheduled for last Friday, June 15, to stay within the working week. But the event hosted by Ul...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Minimalist ‘method’ results in brilliant ‘As It Happened’
For many, the epitome of a great recording of traditional Irish music is one with a genuinely “live” feel. Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon’s “I gCnoc N...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Hanzard sings with passion, grit of great Irish balladeers
Once upon a time a musician from Dublin dropped out of school to busk on the streets of his city. The next few chapters of his story are full of gr...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Scott prefers ‘free-thinking, free-moving’ internationals
Michael Fassbender says it was his portrayal of Bobby Sands – the Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer, who led the 1981 hunger strike in a ...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
World-class faculty aids Catskills’ success
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June 13, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Kearns’s ‘Wilderness’ finds poetry in concrete
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June 13, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Shilelagh fans lay down the Law
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June 13, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff