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Court Orders Culleton Deportation Stay
A court has issued a temporary order staying the deportation of Kilkenny native Seamus Culleton, this according to his attorneys. A stay on deporta...
February 18, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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All Ireland Health Discussion.
Pic of Day: Top medical professionals have stressed the importance of scale in making all-Ireland healthcare viable. Speaking at an event hosted by...
February 18, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Jackson Took Early Interest in Irish Peace
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died this week aged 84, took an early interest in Irish American efforts to secure peace in Northern Ireland, in pa...
February 18, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
GAA issues expenses caution amid government scrutiny
The Craic is back!
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Rotten and Toxic
Ireland hang on vs impressive Italians in Aviva 6N clash
Donegal shatter new Mayo image
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Remembering Presidents Grant and Roosevelt
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Court Orders Culleton Deportation Stay
A court has issued a temporary order staying the deportation of Kilkenny native Seamus Culleton, this according to his attorneys. A stay on deporta...
February 18, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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All Ireland Health Discussion.
Pic of Day: Top medical professionals have stressed the importance of scale in making all-Ireland healthcare viable. Speaking at an event hosted by...
February 18, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Jackson Took Early Interest in Irish Peace
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died this week aged 84, took an early interest in Irish American efforts to secure peace in Northern Ireland, in pa...
February 18, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Remembering Presidents Grant and Roosevelt
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Jesse Jackson's visits to Belfast left enduring impression
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Saint's Blessing
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Survivor's Story
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Rotten and Toxic
Further proof, if it was needed, but we have been reminded how rotten and toxic is the current regime in Moscow. Literally toxic in the case of the...
February 18, 2026
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GERRY ADAMS: Starmer paying the price for his dangerous call
AS I write this column the future of Keir Starmer as British Prime Minister is a topic of conversation because of his mishandling of the Peter Mand...
February 16, 2026
by Gerry Adams
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LETTER: Law for Some - Amnesty for Others
Editor: For half a century, allegations have swirled around Gerry Adams—often repeated as if the accusations themselves were proof. But when you fo...
February 11, 2026
by Marty Glennon Melville
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A Growing Darkness
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Gerry Adams: Civil trial ‘hearsay’ evidence part of a familiar agenda
American democracy's fair-weather friends
Only Nevers made sense on right
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LETTERS: A Message from an Irish American Community Leader in Minneapolis
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The Craic is back!
The Craic is back March 4-7 bringing bringing U.S. premieres, New York City premieres, live music, Irish dance, filmmaker Q&As, and post-screening ...
February 18, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
'Music saved my life'
“It’s a lovely day. A pity about the weather.” Kevin Sharkey tries always to bring his mother’s spirit and attitude to his life and work even when,...
February 13, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Sisters, including Brigid, are doing it for themselves
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An Gaodhal Project is launched
The heart of the compromise
CIFF announces 2026 program
Super Bowls and Burgers for Sunday
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Woodland project spans the Atlantic
Celtic Junction Arts Center in the Twin Cities and the Gaelic Woodland Project in Ireland completed a transatlantic online seminar on Saturday with...
February 17, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Senator Patricia Fahy to address Irish 40 Under 40 gala
New York State Senator Patricia Fahy will address the 19th annual 40 Under 40 celebration on 27 February in New York. A proud Irish American, Senat...
February 13, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Minnesota Irish Centre Branches Out to Ireland with Virtual Woodland Project Presentation
From small acorns could well be the guiding philosophy of a new initiative linking the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul, MN with Ireland's g...
February 13, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
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Library of Congress Exhibition Spotlights Frederick Douglass Ties with Ireland
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Royal College of Surgeons nursing honor for SoCal's Irish midwife
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Police muster for 17th Irish Law & Order Awards
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The Gifted Speaker from Sligo
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St Pat's for All gearing up for 1 March parade
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TRIBUTE: Patriot from Rebel stock who stood tall for Ireland in Philadelphia
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Sports
GAA issues expenses caution amid government scrutiny
GAA Director General Tom Ryan has warned that existing practices around the payment of expenses to inter-county management teams would have to chan...
February 18, 2026
by Sean Creedon
Ireland hang on vs impressive Italians in Aviva 6N clash
A spanking in France, an escape to a victory in Dublin. What can Ireland expect this coming weekend when they face a wounded England in London’s Tw...
February 17, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Donegal shatter new Mayo image
Spirited Friel out of luck at Manhattan's Trinity Club
Farrell picks wrong tactics, team
Cork look favorites after 7-pt win over champs Tipp
Egan gets 'good win' in Brooklyn
Thursday night rugby in Paris
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