Culture
THEATRE REVIEW: Project Children is funny, poignant and still relevant
IT'S difficult to imagine that there was a time in our recent history when parents sent their children away to America during the summer to escape ...
April 25, 2024
by Anthony Neeson
CHICAGO CALLING: A Windy City Landmark which Epitomizes the Irish Pub Experience
“Jeopardy” comes on the tube on Fridays at 3:30pm and that’s when the Landmark Pub starts to jump. It’s a little bit like walking into a sit-com. T...
April 25, 2024
by Mike Houlihan
O'SHEA: The Thousand Year Question of Celibacy
The name of Charles Scicluna is unlikely to resonate with readers, yet he is playing a major role in deciding whether the Catholic Church should ch...
April 25, 2024
by By Gerry O'Shea
Katie Taylor for Netflix-streamed rematch vs. Serrano on July 20
Katie Taylor will face Amanda Serrano for a second time on the card of Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas, with the undisputed super-l...
April 24, 2024
by Sean Creedon
'A novel for our times'
Kevin Holohan once interviewed fellow novelist Joseph O’Neill on stage. That was back in December 2015 in the old Irish Arts Center building now un...
April 24, 2024
by Peter McDermott
News
On Easter Rising Anniversary, Boston Architect Captures GPO Audience
Boston architect Michael Murphy flew into Dublin this morning to address a landmark conference in the GPO on the creation of a cultural quarter foc...
April 24, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson in court over rape and sex offence charges
FORMER DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has appeared at Newry Magistrates’ Court this morning facing a number of historical sex charges. He arrived at ...
April 24, 2024
by Staff Reporter
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Bipartisan The Way To Go
Perhaps we in Irish America are spoiled. We have been long used to using the word "bipartisan" in headlines and stories dealing with Congress and i...
April 24, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Two Spring Favorites Arrive
Imported asparagus are available all year round, but there’s nothing to beat the flavor and texture of those locally grown in its short spring seas...
April 23, 2024
by Margaret M. Johnson
Limerick stun Banner with late goals and points blitz
Limerick 3-15; Clare 1-18 They used to say that Limerick’s ability to dominate the modern hurling game came for the superiority they inflicted on o...
April 23, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
News
New Digs for Consulate
Pic of Day: After more than 30 years at its 345 Park Avenue home the Irish Consulate is moving to a larger space just down the road in the iconic M...
April 23, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Bloody Sunday Families 'Very Disappointed'
The Bloody Sunday families have reacted negatively to the decision by the North's Public Prosecution Service not to prosecute any former soldier fo...
April 23, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Technology Goes Postal And The Innocent Suffer
“You Are The Only One." The cynical phrase used by the Post Office to ensnare innocent victims. The Post Office scandal in the UK (including Northe...
April 23, 2024
by By Seamus Scanlon
News
McDonagh in the Garden
Pic of Day: Political activist, broadcaster and commentator, writer, cab driver and "cabtivist," as well as being an Irish Echo award winner, John ...
April 22, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Album recorded in Kyoto captures Lúnasa's live energy
It’s great to report that the inaugural “Archiving Irish America: Music, Dance, and Culture” conference, which took place last week at the Ward Iri...
April 22, 2024
by Daniel Neely