It was a warm June night, and the sun was still shining when we arrived on June 10 at Slainte in Oakland, Calif., for the Irish-American Writers an...

Pic of Day: The cover of this week's Echo is a tribute to all who battled for America's independence 250 years ago. The Echo office will be closed ...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians has bestowed a prestigious National Immigration Award upon former New York Supreme Court Justice John Collins, hono...

Pic of Day: The cover of this week's Echo is a tribute to all who battled for America's independence 250 years ago. The Echo office will be closed ...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians has bestowed a prestigious National Immigration Award upon former New York Supreme Court Justice John Collins, hono...

Pic of Day: On the first day of Ireland’s six month EU Presidency, Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomed the President of the European Council, António...

"In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes nece...

At its 289th Anniversary Dinner in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day, the Charitable Irish Society announced it had submitted an amicus brief to the Unit...

There's an old comic dig at the old time Soviet leadership standing stiff on the Kremlin Wall reviewing one of those interminable Moscow military p...

It was a warm June night, and the sun was still shining when we arrived on June 10 at Slainte in Oakland, Calif., for the Irish-American Writers an...

It is easy, even for a top traditional musician, to go unnoticed when you play in a Celtic supergroup like Lúnasa. The band features Kevin Crawford...

Stories matter. For Irish Americans, they are a way to celebrate identity and ensure that we and the next generation know who we are and where we c...

A stellar line-up of labor leaders is to be honored at 16th annual Irish Echo Labor Awards in New York on 18 September. Hailing from across the nat...

Let’s get this straight. Cook County Circuit Court Judge William “Bill” Gamboney is ¾ Irish. “My mother was a Fallon.” Bill is also one of the most...

BUA Boxing duo Timmy Egan and Declan Friel were both victorious last Friday on the 10th edition of FDNY’s “Thrilla in Camilla” card at St. Camillus...

After making the draw for the All-Ireland football quarter-finals ten days ago GAA president Jarlath Burns said that the GAA need to work on raisin...