Peter J. McDermott

1 week ago | belfastmedia.com | Peter J. McDermott

On a quiet week, 60 hours. That’s one estimate of the time Conor Hawkins spends at the five-star Curtiss Hotel, the Banshee pub and the Sky Bar in Buffalo, New York. “If nothing goes wrong,” he said, by way of qualification. In any case, he added, “it’s a 24-7 operation.” And so, when Hawkins is having a “quiet pint” in the Banshee, of which he is co-owner, watching GAA or soccer or rugby on his day off, he’s available to take questions, often lots of them, from staff and customers.

3 weeks ago | irishecho.com | Ray O'Hanlon |Peter J. McDermott

On a quiet week, 60 hours. That’s one estimate of the time Conor Hawkins spends at the five-star Curtiss Hotel, the Banshee pub and the Sky Bar in Buffalo, N.Y. “If nothing goes wrong,” he said, by way of qualification. In any case, he added, “it’s a 24-7 operation.” And so, when Hawkins is having a “quiet pint” in the Banshee, of which he is co-owner, watching GAA or soccer or rugby on his day off, he’s available to take questions, often lots of them, from staff and customers.

3 weeks ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Peter J. McDermott

The movie "Conclave" was widely viewed before the actual Conclave last week that elected Pope Leo XIV. Doubtless it has been viewed many times since. As timing goes, this film hit the jackpot. It is not without its critics. It is not a perfect portrayal of how the princes of the church go about their business behind high walls and closed doors when a pope dies and a successor is anointed.

3 weeks ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Peter J. McDermott

Donegal 2-23; Armagh 0-28 Patrick Kavanagh used to have copyright on the word ‘Epic’ but the former poet and netminder for Inishkeen would surely agree that when Donegal and Armagh meet in big matches like an Ulster Final in Clones, they have taken ownership of such a great description of a football encounter.

3 weeks ago | irishecho.com | Peter J. McDermott |Ray O'Hanlon

Concrete and Glass News May 13, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: Cranes at the "Glass Bottle" apartments being built on the Sandymount Strand at the base of the Poolbeg Peninsula in Dublin. Glass Bottle will provide 3,800 new homes and housing for up to 9,500 people. The new residential development is on the site of the old Irish Glass Bottle factory. Photo by Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie.