Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Belfast came alive with the spirit of the language
COMHGHAIRDEAS to all of those who helped make Oireachtas na Samhna the huge success it was. Thousands of Irish language speakers from across the is...
November 10, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
Still Sweet Home
Up and down Michigan Avenue they walked. Up and down Wabash and State and along by the shore of Lake Michigan. They covered more than one Magnifice...
November 05, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
KIRWAN: Heavenly Silence On My iPhone
“I’m pingless,” said I. “And I thought you were just brainless.” Replied Yer Man from Pearl River. He had been wondering why I hadn’t replied to hi...
October 30, 2025
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
Tenth and Third
Catherine Connolly is a double T president. She is the tenth president of Ireland and the third woman to hold the office. That office was first occ...
October 29, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Gerry Adams: Censorship anniversary is a lesson for today
SUNDAY was the anniversary of the imposition on October 19, 1988 of the broadcasting ban by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Prior to that...
October 27, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
A Strategic Retreat
It's a serious moment in U.S. history when the Press walks away from a primary source. Such was the case last week when representatives of major ne...
October 22, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Liam Mellows’ words resonate through the years
I WAS very pleased to speak at the launch in Áras Uí Chonghaile of the latest edition of Desmond Greaves’ wonderful book, ‘Liam Mellows and the Iri...
October 21, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
KIRWAN: Ospreys Depart for Calmer, Saner Skies
The ospreys dallied a few weeks longer this year. They’re usually gone by the third week in September. But then, 2025 was a banner year. One day I ...
October 16, 2025
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
A Nativist Fist
Journalists are regularly targeted around the world as they carry out their jobs of reporting truth amid war and mayhem. All too many have paid wit...
October 15, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Taoiseach’s Áras debacle says so much about him
THE decision by Fianna Fáil Presidential candidate Jim Gavin to withdraw from the contest means the race is now between Independent Catherine Conno...
October 14, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
No Way to Run a Country
This page could pen many pages on the state of America right now. It would make in large part for uncomfortable reading. At the time of writing the...
October 08, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Gerry Adams: Catherine Connolly a candidate worth uniting for
ALL three candidates in the Presidential election have made commitments in support of Irish unity. Clear evidence of the growing importance of Iris...
October 06, 2025
by Gerry Adams
