Irish America Hall of Famer Arturo O’Farrill and his Jazz Alliance/Belongo were recent recipients of the Mellon Foundation’s $35 million Jazz Initiative. Jazz, the only purely American art form, has ...

It’s Ireland meets Hollywood on New York City’s stages this theatrical season. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter – famous for their “excellent adventures” as Bill and Ted in their younger days – will star ...

POPE Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Niall Coll as the new Bishop of Raphoe, marking his first Irish appointment since his election earlier this year. The Diocese of Raphoe had been without a bishop ...

PUFFINS have been recorded nesting on the Isle of Muck in County Antrim for the first time in a quarter of a century. Ulster Wildlife confirmed the discovery after cameras captured two puffins ...

NEW figures show that half of the people aged 18-30 in Ireland have never tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). A survey commissioned by the HSE found that 55 per cent of people in this ...

Awave of Irish events took place in New York City in September, and James Higgins was there to capture some of the highlights. The Annual Solace House Sunset Cruise raised money for Solace House, a ...

Brooklyn-based artist Adam Cvijanovic (pronounced TSVEE-ya-no-vich) was working in his studio at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when a song from the radio stopped him in his tracks. Elvis Costello’s cover of ...

NEWLY inaugurated President Catherine Connolly has begun her first public engagements of her presidential term of office. The Galway native’s first event was a visit to the gaelscoil in Dublin. Ms ...

IRELAND’S Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne has hosted British EU Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds at a meeting in Dublin. The visit was arranged to provide an “opportunity to reflect on ...

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to make his first official visit to Ireland next month for high-level talks with government leaders. According to the Irish Independent, Mr Zelensky is ...

CONFIRMATION that Belfast will play host to the UEFA EURO 2028 qualifying draw has been hailed as “fantastic news” for Northern Ireland. The announcement was made last night as the tournament, which ...