Culture

By Karen Butler Robert Downey Jr. admits he pulled out all the stops to get his fellow Irish-American, reformed bad-boy actor Mickey Rourke to co-s...

BOOKS/PETER MCDERMOTT You really know you've made it when 20 years after your death a scholar writes a book based on notes that a 19-year-old stude...

By Jill D’Amico One of the driving forces behind Brooklyn’s rise as a hub of ingenuity and cool is its food and drink scene. With more than 1,000 r...

By Michael Gray New York City’s most populous borough has been making its mark in the world of cinema since the earliest days of the art form. When...

By Earle Hitchner “He is my teacher, mentor, and inspiration all rolled into one. His patience with young dancers, his love for music and rhythm, h...

By Eileen Murphy Long before the Windsors became tabloid fodder for their lively personal dramas, the world was fascinated by the travails of anoth...

By Irish Echo Staff As a result of disruptions to flights caused by the Icelandic volcano eruption, Liam Reilly and Bagatelle have been forced to c...

By Eileen Murphy The Saw Doctors, one of my all-time favorite bands, is finally returning to the U.S. for a brief tour of the East Coast. The Tuam-...

By Eileen Murphy Want to read something that will really make your hair stand on end? Then skip the latest Stephen King horrorfest and pick up this...

By Irish Echo Staff She was brilliant as the tragic Catherine of Aragon in the Showtime series “The Tudors,” Maria Doyle kennedy is best described ...

By Earle Hitchner Readers of this column know how I disdain comparisons of today's Irish traditional groups with the Bothy Band. But I also realize...

By Joseph Hurley "Next Fall" • at the Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th St., NYC • Open-ended run One of the most rewarding of recent American pla...