Opinion
Time for a New Gang
This is an anxious time in the history of the land of the free home of the brave. All too many of those who would find freedom in a new land are no...
February 04, 2026
by Leader Column
Opinion
LETTERS: ICE editorial 'a bridge too far'
Dear Editor, I understand that the editorial board of the Irish Echo has never fully recovered from Donald J. Trump’s reelection, and his core camp...
February 02, 2026
by Brian J. Sharkey
Opinion
In Memory of Lenwood O. Sloan 1948-2025
The vastness of multiple libraries burned to the ground on Lá an Dreoilín (Wren Day) and the first day of Kwanzaa, December 26, 2025, when Lenwood ...
February 02, 2026
by By Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey
Opinion
Beyond The Pale
The video evidence of the latest ICE shooting in Minneapolis is truly sickening. And once again the words from the federal government do little mor...
January 28, 2026
by Leader Column
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LETTER - Time to Join
Editor: Most people in Ireland - except Taoiseach Martin - seem to think a United Ireland is going to happen. Indeed, I think the only way it could...
January 21, 2026
by Fr. Sean Mc Manus
Opinion
Green Isle to Greenland
At the risk of confusing a situation that is already deeply confused (and being facetious to boot) perhaps this is a moment for Ireland to claim so...
January 21, 2026
by Leader Column
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Dublin’s golden opportunity to advance Irish unity
ON July 1 the Irish government will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This will be its eighth time holding this key admin...
January 19, 2026
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
A Chilling Echo
They say you should not speak ill of the dead. Well, in these fraught times, speaking ill of the dead is becoming standard U.S government behavior....
January 14, 2026
by Leader Column
Opinion
KIRWAN: How the Clancy Brothers Saved a Musical Life
Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently. He was a fine songwriter and wrote of what he knew. You might remember Were...
January 12, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
Republic or Monarchy?
The United States arrived in 2026 as a Republic aged 250 years. What will the United States be at the end of 2026, de facto if not necessarily de j...
January 07, 2026
by Leader Column
Opinion
KIRWAN: A Headline That Screamed At Me
"Men No Longer Read Novels." The small headline in the bottom right-hand corner of either the Times or the Journal screamed at me. Yes, I’m one of ...
January 07, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Wexford's Debt to its Franciscan Friars
When Christmas is at hand, like most emigrants my thoughts turn to home – Wexford Town, in my case. After I escort a tour group to Ireland every Oc...
January 06, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
