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The Irish Family History Forum will hold its January meeting on this Saturday morning, with topic under discussion being “Old Irish First Names and...

Well, folks, here we are — it’s only the middle of January and I have an absolute gem in the media yoke that I’m excited to tell you about. “Here I...

The old Irish tradition of Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas) on Jan. 6 has been making a comeback in recent years. Our New York group keeps getti...

Aonach Mhacha in Ireland's ecclesiastical capital Armagh and the Celtic Junction Arts Center in Minnesota joined forces at the end of 2024 to forge...

Celtic Junction Arts Center has taken the wraps off an extraordinary concert series showcasing world-renowned Celtic and folk artists at both its i...

Irish American author Timothy O’Grady finds the new Disney+ series too slight to be taken seriously. THE hit television series ‘Say Nothing’, curre...

There is a view that if aliens were so advanced as to reach Planet Earth then they are already here and in forms we can’t understand or recognize. ...

Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a fulfilling and enjoyable year for all. In the media yoke this week is “Paint This Life,” the upcoming release...

Planning a visit to Ireland in 2025? Already deciding “where to go,” “what to do,” and “where to eat”? I can’t help you with any of these decisions...

This year the Echo will mark 20 years since the debut of the author questionnaire Page Turner. We note here the writers and books featured in 2024 ...

I’ll start this end-of-year column by extending the warmest of congratulations to the great Ivan Goff, who performed with hit indie artist Hozier o...

I doubt that there is anyone alive who knows more about the history of the Irish in New York City than John Ridge. A soft-spoken man, Ridge is a fo...