Larry Kirwan is a man to admire on many fronts. Anyone who chances to meet him knows they are in the midst of a living, American urban legend. For ...

A delegation from Queen's University Belfast, led by Prof. Margaret Topping (center) and Sarah Jayne Smith (right), visited the Massachusetts State...

Folks, I caught word this week that registration for the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh is now open! The Mid-Atlantic is one of North America’s two qualifying...

A delegation from Queen's University Belfast, led by Prof. Margaret Topping (center) and Sarah Jayne Smith (right), visited the Massachusetts State...

Photo of the Day: Irish middle distance running legend Ronnie Delany has died at the age of 91. Delany thrilled Ireland and shocked the running wor...

Catherine Nolan, a longtime Queens lawmaker and one of the most influential voices in New York State education policy, passed away on March 11, 202...

The first shamrock summit took place on a summit - literally. That would have been, as the story goes, the fifth century encounter between Saint Pa...

CURRENTLY, the British state is convulsed by allegations surrounding a member of its royal family. Norway too is in the midst of a crisis around it...

I wrote my first column for the Irish Echo 18 years ago. It concerned Social Security, and how the program’s reserves would be unable to pay full b...

Larry Kirwan is a man to admire on many fronts. Anyone who chances to meet him knows they are in the midst of a living, American urban legend. For ...

Folks, I caught word this week that registration for the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh is now open! The Mid-Atlantic is one of North America’s two qualifying...

On Saturday, March 7, the 51st Queens County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade commenced at Rockaway Beach, defying typical Irish weather. Grand Marshal M...

Calling Irish labor leaders across the nation: nominations are now open for the 16th annual Irish Labor Awards which honor exceptional leaders in t...

The first twelve honorees to be recognised at the inaugural Irish Maritime Awards in New York on 16 April have been named. They are: Rich Davey, CE...

Galway 0-35; Kilkenny 0-17 Not too many teams get the honor of beating a Kilkenny hurling team by 18-points - that sort of humiliation was somethin...

Limerick 3-19; Cork 0-20 Two things we think we know after this game played in championship fervor at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening - Cork...