Culture

It’s a rich time of the year for trad music! As you read this, the craic is carrying on mightily in Elkins, West Va. at the 30th anniversary of the...

I was loving life one morning last week as I cruised down I-87 in the convertible I borrowed from my mom. The sun was shining and I had a new disc ...

The mandolin is a fairly recent addition to trad music. Although Francis O’Neill-made cylinder recordings in the early 20th century that include Th...

Early in her career Pauline Collins had a signature role as Sarah in the TV hit "Upstairs Downstairs." Now Collins, who grew up in an Irish Catholi...

By Orla O'Sullivan Musicals are a fluffy form of theater. An Irish musical, it seems however, may open with death, strife and one spouse cursing an...

Irish actor Cillian Murphy says he signed on to star in the psychological thriller “Red Lights” because he loved not being able to predict the stor...

One of Shilelagh Law’s greatest original songs is playing in my head… “Let me tell you about a place I know, where American kids and the Irish go, ...

Ohio – and Cleveland in particular – has long been a great place for Irish music. Before World War II it was the home of fiddler and dancer Tom Sco...

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...

After writing, producing and starring in the critically acclaimed firefighter series “Rescue Me” for seven seasons, Denis Leary says he was happy t...

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...

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 ...