From twinkling lights and festive decorations to Santa’s Postbox, charming Christmas cabins and toy-soldier bollards lining the streets, the town takes on a storybook glow, creating a magical backdrop ...

An American holiday with an Irish heart Long before Halloween became synonymous with trick-or-treating, jack-o'-lanterns, costumes and haunted houses, its origins lay in the ancient Irish festival of ...

Groundbreaking for the installation of “We Shall Rise,” a bronze statue of Mary Harris “Mother” Jones (1837-1930), the Irish-born Chicagoan whose crusades for workers’ rights and against child labor ...

By Emmett Fitzpatrick For over two decades, the Boils have been a staple of the Chicago Irish music scene and are now one of ...

Imagine walking along a narrow street in a quaint town in Ireland, and an opera singer opens a window above a quaint ...

One of our favorite annual traditions is BACK! The Irish American Heritage Center’s Aer Lingus Raffle returns, and one lucky winner will be packing their bags for Dublin! THE GRAND PRIZE: TWO ...

The title track ‘People Are Mad’ is out now on all streaming services. Nights out at the pub with a pint of Guinness in hand are hard to beat—but they are even better with one talented musical force: ...

Dublin project Craic Machine have released "Someone Said My Name", a high-energy single that pairs driving electric guitars with the relentless tenor banjo of Galway virtuoso Enda Scahill. A four-time ...

Features Chicago's only Mummer Team (Wren Boys), honoring an old Irish tradition on St Stephen's Day. Our schedule: Irish American News Providing News to the Irish in America ...