Chicago's Movie Hooley returns for 2022
Hibernian Media has announced film selections for their 8th Annual “Irish American Movie Hooley” which is scheduled this year for consecutive weeke...
September 02, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Irish artist paints emotional bridge to home for diaspora
A Co. Down artist is making a name for himself with the global Irish family thanks to his unique style of Irish artwork. A native of Co Down and a ...
September 01, 2022
by Conor McParland
A good venue is half the battle
They will begin to gather for the inaugural Story Night NYC at 6 p.m. Sept. 12, on the Churchill Tavern’s 2nd floor, 45 East 28th St. in Manhattan....
August 31, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Flavin helped redefine American art
In their rush to reach the sanctuary of the Hamptons, thousands of people ignore the Dia Bridgehampton Art Museum, an unpretentious shingled wood f...
August 30, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb
Bua album will energize trad fans
First things first: after a long time away, the brilliant Karan Casey is launching her U.S. tour, Sept. 1-18. With the help of Niamh Dunne (fiddle,...
August 29, 2022
by Daniel Neely
‘People in search of a difficult truth’
Joe Calderone’s novel “Don’t Look Back” begins at 9:05 a.m., Sept. 11, 2001. A probie double-checks his gear before leaving the firehouse. “It migh...
August 26, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Emotion comes with the laughs
On Monday, Aug. 15, Manhattan's famed Friars Club was the setting for Irish American Writers & Artists' First Annual Stephen J. Fearon Humor Salon....
August 25, 2022
by Brendan Costello Jr.
A Great War veteran's 'riveting' and 'poignant' tale
It’s 1979 at the outset of Joseph Goodrich’s mystery novel “The Paris Manuscript” and Ned Jameson’s daughter has persuaded him to move in with her ...
August 24, 2022
by Peter McDermott
'Blarney Star' resumes on Sept. 23
Some welcome news to start this week’s column. Beginning this September, the New York Irish Center in Long Island City, Queens, will be hosting Don...
August 23, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Sojourn in the Kingdom, Part 2
rIreland has thirty-two counties and four ancient provinces, but only one kingdom — The Kingdom of Kerry! Renowned for its gorgeous coastline wrapp...
August 22, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
Pirates take Royal Navy arms ship in Cork
Tom Mahon remembered the grandfather for whom he was named as a “very kind, jovial man, with a great sense of humor, and a great raconteur.” He nev...
August 18, 2022
by Peter McDermott
'A clever and daring coup'
An extract from “The Ballycotton Job: An Incredible True Story of IRA Pirates." The news that the IRA had captured a Royal Navy ship along with a v...
August 18, 2022
by Tom Mahon