Comedy tour reaches Philly
Pic of the Day: The Irish sketch comedy group Foil Arms and Hog had its first U.S. performance of 2022 in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Per...
March 22, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Mother's Day Comes to Ireland on Sunday
If we were in Ireland this week, we’d all be scurrying to find the perfect gift for Mom. Mother’s Day, originally called “Mothering Sunday,” will b...
March 22, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
Rynne is noted for creative versatility
Saint Patrick’s Day is finally upon us once again and the engines seem to be firing on all cylinders. Parades, gigs, sessions – the whole lot seems...
March 21, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Follow your passion!
It started with “Toy Story.” It was 1995 and Jordan Lawlor was just 3. “I was lucky to have my parents introduce me to the cinema at a young age,” ...
March 18, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Present is trip of a lifetime
“Mass is not supposed to be entertainment.” That’s what Sean Gunning’s wife Reggie would say, he reports in “The Best Present Ever: A Sinner’s Guid...
March 16, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Get me to the reading on time!
There was a time when I didn’t think twice about using the subway. In the 1990s when I taught at a public school on West 120 Street, I’d take the A...
March 15, 2022
by Maura Mulligan
Delightful to see the music back
We’re getting close to St. Patrick’s Day and with it comes the annual flurry of releases that has been on pause the last couple of years. But the m...
March 14, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Turner launch
Pierce Turner, the Wexford singer-songwriter long resident in Manhattan, has been getting a lot of attention back in Ireland, where he spends part ...
March 10, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Foil Arms and Hog to perform in 9 North American cities
If you don't laugh, they'll buy you a pint! That’s the promise from Irish sketch team Foil Arms and Hog as they get ready for a nine-city tour of N...
March 10, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
O'Neill's themes are contemporary: Murray
The prodigal poet has returned home to the Irish Repertory Theatre this season, as Eugene O’Neill’s “A Touch of the Poet,” directed by Ciarán O’Rei...
March 10, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Trinity at the Joyce
Trinity Irish Dance Company will feature three New York premieres and a live band fronted by Killarney-born, New York-based singer-songwriter Brend...
March 10, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
New York Irish Center leads the way in packed season
In a hectic season, nowhere will be quite as busy as the stages of the New York Irish Center, which will present a 6-hour celebration from 3 p.m. o...
March 09, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff