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When Donegal man Patrick O’Donnell said a final goodbye to his wife Maggie in Philadelphia in May 1883 little could he have thought that within a v...

This week I’ve got something new and quite interesting to discuss: “I Remember It All,” the forthcoming audiobook from Oliver O’Connell. Exploring ...

The Old Irish word “imramm” comes to mind with regard to Linda Ervine and her endeavors with the Irish language. Meaning “voyage”, it is used today...

This week things are coming up concertinas! Many of this column’s readers – especially those down in the Mid-Atlantic states – likely got to know c...

Sandwiches and Scones A proper afternoon tea is just that – proper! Dainty finger sandwiches, delicate pastries and perfectly crafted scones are pr...

Like many young professionals here in the U.S. and in Ireland, Tom O’Leary could not enjoy the weekend because he was exhausted. A father of two yo...

Lynda Tonery remembers the tunnel. “We went, one by one, down a very dark staircase,” she says, “The tunnel itself was narrow. Also it wasn’t very ...

In a recent essay in the Irish Echo, Cian T. McMahon wrote, “Troubled by the sight of asylum seekers taking their chances in unsafe boats upon the ...

The most famous screen portrayal of George M. Cohan is perhaps that from James Cagney in the 1942 movie “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” But, Jon Peterson’s ...

On Saturday, an event honoring the 40th Anniversary of Bobby Sands and the Hunger Strikers was held at the Rockland GAA Clubhouse by Rockland Count...

The radio version of Seamus Scanlon’s “The Long Wet Grass” is streaming from New York City, Aug 23-29. It stars two New York-based Irish actors Gin...

In 1856, the 14-year-old Marcus Daly, one of 10 children from an impoverished peasant family from Derrylea, Co. Cavan, arrived in New York City, pa...