Culture

Starting this with an email I received last weekend from Richie Piggott – whose book “Cry of a People Gone: Irish Musicians In Chicago 1920–2020” I...

The geography of Dublin City center has been defined since the mid-18th century by two curved streets that bend from the Phoenix Park, at the west ...

Come this Friday, there will be 150 days until Christmas! Shocking, I know, but you can get a head start on shopping for all the cooks in your fami...

Folks, if you didn’t already know, the Catskills Irish Arts Week wrapped up over the weekend. I was there for the whole thing (I taught the intro b...

Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc. announced today that Dan Barry will receive its 2023 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 16 at...

“I’m from Napoli. Thank you for making a film about Napoli.” Luke McManus’s “North Circular” is not about Naples, but recalling the comment made at...

It may often be said, after our luck has been weathered and expectations have settled that a marginal effort and a touch of kindness can go a long ...

Let me be the first to remind you that, depending on when you read this, there are fewer than 165 days until Christmas! Shocking, I know, but you c...

It all began for Jamie O’Neill 12,000 miles from home. He was 21 and it was in “The Crucible,” or more precisely a local amateur group’s production...

With the news that the Irish Voice is to stop printing, I want to start this week by congratulating my colleague Paul Keating who for many, many ye...

I recently visited the museum at 14 Henrietta St., Dublin, and was astounded by the fascinating history of this building. I have visited historic h...

A case can be made for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881 being more consequential than any others since in the making of modern Ireland. In 1879, the I...