Opinion
Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Townes
Robert ‘Bob’ Townes, 65, died on September 22. Born in Brooklyn and a resident of Groton, MA , Bob will be remembered by his family and an army of ...
October 11, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Coffey for attorney general
Next Tuesday, New York's Democratic voters have an embarrassment of riches when deciding whom to choose to be the party's candidate for state attor...
September 09, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Saving schools
It's back to school season, although increasingly teachers and students don't cut their ties over the long summer break. There are those, too, who ...
September 02, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Freedom on Park Place
The New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat penned a characteristically nuanced contribution on the question of the Park Place center 10...
August 25, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Why Derry is my choice for culture capital
By Martin McGuinness Derry is my home town and I have a special interest in this competition (which seeks to choose the UK City of Culture 2013). I...
July 08, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Disruptive eruption
As if things weren't bad enough for the travel the airline business but a volcano in Iceland decided to wake up after almost two hundred years and ...
April 21, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
A big step
The Northern Ireland peace process has never been a smooth process. It has stopped and started, stumbled and hesitated. There have been times when ...
April 14, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Welcome back
The new GAA season has opened at Gaelic Park in the Bronx and three cheers for that. Three cheers indeed for the return of Gaelic games wherever th...
April 14, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
O’Hara doesn’t need Oscar to shine
I read with interest the piece written by Des MacHale, “Maureen O’Hara deserves Oscar for life’s work.” It is true, Maureen may have been passed ov...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Phoebe had nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
By Ray O'Hanlon I’m chasing my tail each and every day with regard to technology. I work with a computer, yes, use email, yes. In terms of the glob...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff