Community Features & Events
A Bizarre Summer, A Bold Book
As I recall, it was a quiet enough evening; quiet enough as a newsroom goes. And it was the middle of August, height of the “silly season.” Only th...
October 03, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
Community Features & Events
White Doves Fly in an Irish Sky
White Doves were released as retired firefighter Danny Manning, FDNY Ladder 43, Spanish Harlem took to the podium to deliver one of the concluding ...
September 30, 2024
by By Michelle O’Mahony
Community Features & Events
Rounders Revival in Central Park as Irish Battle for First Flannelly Cup
On Saturday past the Irish Business Organization of NYC and the Irish Network NYC joined forces for an inaugural game of rounders in Central Park. ...
September 28, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Egan to headline fall fundraiser as Minnesota Centre reaches for vibrant future
Top Irish American musician Seamus Egan will headline the annual fall fundraiser of the Celtic Junction Arts Center of St Paul, MN on Saturday 12 O...
September 28, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
More Than Leaves in New England Fall
Submitted by Boston Irish Tourism Association Fall foliage is a big deal in New England this time of year, with leaf-peepers from around the world ...
September 12, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Carpenters' Union Honoree Recalls Labor Day Origin at Echo Awards
Carpenters Union veteran Tommy Costello saluted comrades across the nation as he accepted his Irish Labor Leader award at the annual Irish Echo awa...
September 10, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Minnesota Centre celebrates grant success, launches new members' drive
The Celtic Junction Arts Center (CJAC) announces developments that further its mission to celebrate, preserve, and promote Irish cultural arts in M...
September 01, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
CHICAGO CALLING: After Sin-Bin Timeout, Southside Parade is Shamrocking Again
There’s an old Chicago saying that goes something like this: “Southside Irish think they’re the toughest, Westside Irish think they’re the smartest...
August 26, 2024
by Mike Houlihan
Culture
San Fran dance heritage guardians step out lightly with Iowa partners
“Keepers of the Steps,” an Irish dance historical preservation, archive, and outreach program, has quickly grown to be a cornerstone program for th...
August 12, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Comptroller to address Labor Leaders on NY pension fund peace process investments
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will highlight the key role of labor in advancing the Irish peace process when he addresses the 14th annual...
July 24, 2024
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
In the Windy City, who you gonna call? Cyril Regan, of course
Chicago Democratic politics is a blood sport. When a senior pol can feel the breath of opponents on his neck as they leak items to the gossip colum...
July 22, 2024
by Mike Houlihan
Community Features & Events
Echoes of faraway Ireland in a peaceful place
Bronte, Sydney --- As places go for resting through all eternity, this is one of the better located. The cemetery seems to tumble down towards the ...
July 17, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon