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“I thought he was a gangster when I first met him. It was back in the ’80s one night at Lino’s on Ontario Street after a long night of drinking. To...

In 1940, the year I was born, John Charles McQuaid was appointed archbishop of Dublin and presided in that role until his death in 1972. As a resul...

CraicFest 26 kicks off on March 6 with a Craic Session at Swift Hibernian Lounge with music guests Ciaran Moran and Oisin Mac (hip hop artist who’s...

The Christian world begins its observation of Lent today, and for those who observe it, Ash Wednesday means fasting (eating one full meal or two sm...

Show your love – and read the label. And not just for St. Valentine’s Day, as that special someone and all of your loved ones deserve the best. Tha...

Folks, if it’s February, it means it’s time for Trad Week at the Wolfhound! Since 2017, the Wolfhound bar in Astoria, Queens, has put on one of the...

This season the Irish Repertory Company is celebrating the work of the great Ulster dramatist Brian Friel. It has been staging, for instance, Friel...

We are divided as rarely seen before, the pundits say. It’s true at a basic level in terms of the division between blue states and red, or at least...

Salon Diary / By Anthony Murphy Brendan Costello, President of Irish American Writers & Artists, hosted the first Salon of 2024 at the Ellington, c...

If one of the hallmarks of the ancient Celtic fire festival known as Imbolg, held as February appears, is celebrating creativity, then the women of...

Back in November, an all-star cast of musicians, including Eimear Arkins, Michelle Bergin, Laura Byrne, Liz Carroll, Kathleen Conneely, Pauline Con...

Located in Donegal, Ireland’s “forgotten county,” Glenveagh National Park, which covers over a 170 square kilometers, is a rare gem offering stunni...