Opinion
LETTER: No Room For Hedging
Editor: At the Irish Echo-supported HEAL Palestine fundraiser on Feb. 26, many longtime supporters of Irish freedom were there. Of course, our comm...
March 19, 2025
by John Francis Mulligan
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Bad Hand Well Enough Played
Taoiseach Micheál Martin came and went. On his own steam. He duly delivered the bowl of shamrock and could probably pat himself on the back for avo...
March 19, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Belfast gets ready to welcome the world
IT has been a very busy and eventful couple of weeks for all of those who speak and enjoy the Irish language and who have campaigned for decades ag...
March 18, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
Opinion: Why, this St. Patrick's Day, I'm urging President Trump to appoint an N.I. Envoy
This year, as we mark the 101st anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Ireland, we celebrate a partnersh...
March 15, 2025
by Rep. Mike Lawler
Opinion
Opinion: Honoring the Legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
It has been nearly five years since Quinnipiac University closed Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum for unclear reasons. The art collection remains shut...
March 13, 2025
by Fintan O'Toole
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Any Room For A Saint?
"The United States and Ireland also enjoy a long friendship strengthened by economic ties, a shared commitment to democracy, and the timeless value...
March 12, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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LETTER: Upended Beyond Belief
Editor: The relationship between the United States and its traditional partners has been upended beyond belief. There is no understanding the logic...
March 12, 2025
by James P. Kelly
Opinion
KIRWAN: A Standout Among Irish-American Women
Who was the most successful Irish-American woman? In my book, she was a fugitive, a prisoner, vivacious, beloved, despised, and competitive. She co...
March 06, 2025
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Bowl Of Auld....
It could be a bowl of comfort in a sea of troubles. Then again.... With the Oval Office all of a sudden looking more like a ring, or an octagon, al...
March 05, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Bik was the man the hunger strikers trusted
ON Tuesday we buried our friend and comrade Brendan McFarlane. Bik texted me just two weeks or so ago to say he was back in hospital. He had been b...
March 04, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Godless Embrace
In the messy and oft sordid affair that is global geopolitics you sometimes have to deal with the devil. But you don't have to embrace him. But, sa...
February 26, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
LETTER: BAND ON 32ND U.S. TOUR
Editor: Renowned Irish folk band, The Druids, will set out on their 32nd tour of the United States at the end of February, bringing their captivati...
February 24, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff