Elevate a Toastie or Burger from Ordinary to Awesome
Move over mayonnaise. Let go of the mustard and ketchup. On my recent visit to Ireland, I discovered that these popular condiments are facing serio...
July 23, 2025
by Margaret M. Johnson
Cast excel in Rep's revival
There are spirits in the spirits of the Irish Repertory Theatre’s current revival of “The Weir,” where strangers gather in search of friendships, u...
July 23, 2025
by Kevin Phoenix
Living tribute to a rich heritage
I’m sure there are lots of incredibly disappointed Cork folks out there after this weekend’s hurling final, but maybe there are a few who can find ...
July 22, 2025
by Daniel Neely
Theatre is the place to be
Incoming report from The Weather Girls; humidity is rising and the barometer's getting low. According to all sources, the theatre is the place to g...
July 18, 2025
by Cal Dillon
Dou's album is powerful arrival
If it’s the middle of July then it means it’s time for the Catskills Irish Arts Week, which at this very moment is in full swing up in East Durham,...
July 18, 2025
by Daniel Neely
Culture
BOOKS: Inspired by an IRA legend, 'Monaghan' enlarges our view of what it is to be human
In the classic short story ‘Guests of the Nation’ by Frank O’Connor, the narrator and his fellow soldier have befriended the two British hostages t...
July 18, 2025
by Rus Bradburd
Novelist in search of an identity
“This Side of Paradise’ unfurled like a banner over an entire age." So wrote A. Scott Berg in his biography “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius.” Its mo...
July 17, 2025
by Peter McDermott
Young, idealistic and clueless
Way back in 1963 I had returned to St. Patrick’s Seminary in Carlow from my Christmas vacation at my home in Ballina, Co. Mayo. The craic was good ...
July 16, 2025
by Seamus Clarke
Culture
Curtain up on Irish Premiere of Prison Play by Oscar Winner Terry George
THE Irish premiere of a play by Academy Award winning writer and director Terry George — long resident in the US — is set for the Belfast's Lyric T...
July 12, 2025
by Staff Reporter
Manager Keane signs O'Dowda
Ferencváros have confirmed the signing of Republic of Ireland international Callum O’Dowda from Cardiff City. The 30-year-old left-sided midfielder...
July 11, 2025
by Sean Creedon
Irish surprises in Andalusia
We came to San Lucar de Barrameda in Andalusia, Spain, to visit a friend who had left New York to make this once-booming southern Spanish town her ...
July 11, 2025
by Geoffrey Cobb
'Are you going for a jar?'
The proprietor of O’Shaughnessy’s of Glin, Co. Limerick, aka the Ivy House, likely never said, “Have you no homes to go to?” He must’ve known that ...
July 10, 2025
by Peter McDermott