The 1912 Irish short film "His Mother" is available on the Irish Film Institute's IFIPlayer. Directed by Sidney Alcott and produced by The Kalem Film Company of America, "His Mother" opens with a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The carving and lighting of pumpkins is an Irish tradition that stems back to a Celtic folktale about a man named ‘Stingy Jack’ who tricked the devil more than once.

YOUNGSTOWN — Dr. John Cox’s celebration of his Irish heritage won’t end on Friday with St. Patrick’s Day. After serving as grand marshal for Sunday’s Mahoning Valley St. Patrick’s Day in Boardman, Cox ...

Leon Ó Cathasaigh looks at the legendary "Deirdre of the Sorrows" and how it describes so much more than a tale of failed love. The tragic tale of Deirdre and her doomed romance with Naoise, son of ...

“The Irish… And How They Got That Way” at Playhouse on Park is a pleasant, harmless concert with a whole lot of between-song patter — or conversely, a lively 2 1/2 hour lesson about Irish history and ...

It has been said that the Irish transformed English-speaking literature. This anthology may not reshape literature, but it is a sheer delight of grand storytelling. In 15 tales, 13 of which are ...

To Jim Sheridan, the Oscar-nominated drama “Hotel Rwanda,” directed by his friend and frequent collaborator Terry George, is essentially an Irish story. The setting is, of course, in a different ...

A dark tale of a small, tightly knit Irish community, where an accusation triggers tribal and familial reactions leading to the demonizing of the young female accuser, “God’s Creatures” is no walk in ...

Like a blanket to ward off the cold, Venture Theatre’s production “The Beauty Queen of Leenane’’ envelops the audience with its rich Irish tale. But the tale isn’t warm and fuzzy, it’s rather ...