Opinion

WE SAY: Embattled Garvaghy community will take no law lectures from DUP

This leader column appeared first today in our sister paper in Belfast, The Andersonstown News. WITNESSING the beleaguered residents of the Garvagh...

October 01, 2026 by The Editor Andersonstown News

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KIRWAN: Much Has Changed But Feeling Reassured

On account of a death in my family, I recently had occasion to make two trips to Ireland in consecutive months, something I hadn’t done in a long t...

October 01, 2026 by Larry Kirwan

Opinion

LETTER: A Strident Pathology

Editor: If Catholic Republicans/Nationalists insisted on marching through Protestant areas in Northern Ireland I would be the first to condemn it, ...

September 30, 2026 by Fr. Sean McManus

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EDITORIAL: Back To No Future

Back in the late 1990s, when Drumcree and the Garvaghy road were headlines in ink that never went dry, the Echo featured a front page cover photo f...

September 30, 2026 by Leader Column

Behind controversy surrounding Ireland's games vs. Israel

On Sunday, September 27, Ireland played one of the most controversial international football matches ever. The Republic of Ireland faced Israel in ...

September 28, 2026 by Geoffrey Cobb

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Gerry Adams: Micheál Martin turns his back on Fianna Fáil priority

AS Fianna Fáil this year marks its 100th birthday, where does it stand on the issue of Irish unity? According to its Constitution, Fianna Fáil’s fi...

September 28, 2026 by Gerry Adams

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LETTERS: Equal Praise

Editor: The Irish National Caucus, since I founded it, has maintained a bi-partisan position neither Democratic nor Republican but dedicated to get...

September 24, 2026 by Fr. Sean McManus

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EDITORIAL: Very Irish Gifts

The meeting between President Catherine Connolly and President Trump went off well enough. There were fears over a possible clash of views but both...

September 23, 2026 by Leader Column

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LETTER: Legal Connections

Editor: On September 10, at the American Irish Historical Society in New York City, Ireland for Law held the final event of its ambitious NYC Missi...

September 21, 2026 by Ed Lenci

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GERRY ADAMS: Irish unity sands are shifting at a quickening pace

SEVERAL weeks ago British PM Andy Burnham sparked a furious debate over future constitutional change and Irish Unity with his crass comment that it...

September 21, 2026 by Gerry Adams

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KIRWAN: Underground and On the Air

Soon after I arrived in New York City I became a subway person. The price, speed, and anonymity suited me. And this was the wild and wooly 70s when...

September 17, 2026 by Larry Kirwan

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EDITORIAL: Words Mean Something

Back in 1992, at the Irish American Presidential Forum in Manhattan, Bill Clinton would utter words that would reverberate over time, into his pres...

September 16, 2026 by Leader Column

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LETTERS: Betraying the GFA

Editor: So much for the hope, that since Prime Minister Burham was reared Catholic with a great respect for the social justice teaching of the Cath...

September 14, 2026 by Fr. Sean McManus

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Gerry Adams: Ten years on, Martin’s walk is a central part of his legacy

TO be honest, I find it difficult to comprehend that next March it will be ten years since the death of my friend and comrade Martin McGuinness. Fo...

September 14, 2026 by Gerry Adams

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LETTERS: Honor The People

Editor: President Trump arrives in Doonbeg, County Clare this weekend for a golf holiday, anticipating TV cameras and newsreels following his every...

September 09, 2026 by Dr. Catherine Conlon

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LETTERS: Time for Compassion

Editor: At the end of last year, the Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan astonishingly voted against legislation ...

September 09, 2026 by Philip Kiernan