Community Features & Events
CHICAGO CALLING: Tommy McDonald
In 1963 I was a freshman at the venerable Mt. Carmel High School on the Southside of Chicago. Sitting across the aisle from me was a kid named Tomm...
March 30, 2026
by Mike Houlihan
Community Features & Events
Rep. Mullin, Consul General to address Irish Roundtable at Stanford
The third annual Irish Roundtable in the Valley, which brings together tech leaders across Ireland with their Irish American counterparts, schedule...
March 25, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Knights gather on St Patrick's Day to salute Grand Marshal
Over 275 guests turned out for the Knights of Saint Patrick annual Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon on March 17 at the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue in ...
March 24, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Historical Ingredients Cook Up An Historical Novel
What happens when an actual trained historian decides to use years of research as the raw material for a work of fiction? Well, for one thing, the ...
March 23, 2026
by By Terry Golway
Community Features & Events
NY Options team get St Pat's Day off and running with Global Craic 10K
St Patrick's Day festivities got off to a blistering start in Central Park on Saturday past when the Options Technology team in New York launched t...
March 17, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Knights Funding Boosts Queens Parade
On Saturday, March 7, the 51st Queens County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade commenced at Rockaway Beach, defying typical Irish weather. Grand Marshal M...
March 08, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Nominations open for 16th annual Irish Labor Awards
Calling Irish labor leaders across the nation: nominations are now open for the 16th annual Irish Labor Awards which honor exceptional leaders in t...
March 06, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
First honorees announced for Irish Maritime Awards - Nominations still open
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...
March 04, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Windfall for St Patrick's parades as Knights step up
The Knights of Saint Patrick have generously donated grants totaling $62,000 to support Irish cultural initiatives across Downstate New York. The I...
March 01, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Empathize with Oppressed, Irish 40 Under 40 Honorees are told
The 19th annual Irish 40 under 40 awards gala in New York City has been told immigrants to the U.S. today are facing the same obstacles and prejudi...
February 28, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
CHICAGO CALLING: Joe McKittrick hails from formidable family
There is a tribe in Dublin, from Swords, County Fingal, known as the McKittricks. My friend at the Echo, Peter McDermott says “All three McKittrick...
February 25, 2026
by Mike Houlihan
Community Features & Events
Praise Be: New Belfast walking tour explores Church, State and Rebellion
If The Lord in His Mercy really is looking down on Belfast, then a new city centre walking tour will surely have caught His attention. For while mo...
February 24, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Historical Ingredients Cook Up An Historical Novel
