Community Features & Events
Meet the disruptive bibliomaniac throwing the book at the publishing industry
As he tucks into the mountainous 'healthy fry' at the Conway Mill in West Belfast, veteran English radical John Mitchinson pauses between bites to ...
October 30, 2023
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Exclusive extract from upcoming novel by Timothy O'Grady: 'The music rumbled in the ground, pierced and shook in the air'
With the kind permission of the author, the Irish Echo presents this exclusive excerpt from 'Monaghan', the forthcoming novel from Irish American w...
October 21, 2023
by Timothy O'Grady
Opinion
OPINION: Belfast's people made for memorable visit to heart of Ireland
Last week, I journeyed to the illustrious city of Belfast, Northern Ireland to attend the 2023 Belfast International Homecoming Gala and host the f...
October 07, 2023
by Brian Moran
Community Features & Events
Chicago Calling: How a love for the Guards made a Chicago cop out of Mayo emigrant Jarlath
Irish cops are the modern-day equivalent to our ancient mythological Irish warriors. Jarlath Heveran is Detective Sgt for the Forest Park Police, a...
October 06, 2023
by Mike Houlihan
Homepage
Parsing the Intricacies of the J-1 Graduate Visa
The J-1 Graduate Visa allows college graduates from abroad to work legally in the U.S. for up to 18 months, but they must secure employment within ...
September 26, 2023
by Sean O'Dowd
Community Features & Events
Chicago Calling: Irish Fest is back with President Bill at the helm
Who speaks for the Irish community of Chicago? Are the potatoes in this stew more vocal than the carrots or the chunks of meat? Hard to say. The Ir...
September 18, 2023
by Mike Houlihan
Community Features & Events
Doing the Lord's Work Spreading Irish Citizenship Opportunity in Philly
Belfast born entrepreneur and retired school teacher Charlie Lord wants to give American kids the opportunity to receive their college education in...
September 18, 2023
by Peter Nolan
Homepage
New Hampshire's Irish speaking pastor Fr. Zac spreads the good word in Donegal
There’s a Turas, or pilgrimage path, of St. Colmcille that traces its steps through nature’s stunning surroundings of Gleann Cholm Cille, in southw...
September 15, 2023
by Aileen Gorman Leong
Community Features & Events
89-years-young San Fran jurist Jim Brosnahan is still up for a courtroom scrap
Above all else, legendary San Francisco lawyer Jim Brosnhan is a scrapper. For sure, he represents a white-shoe law firm with skyscraper offices in...
September 02, 2023
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Here comes the judge? Brehon Lawyer Lyons in Running for Bench Role
“I really have a love for the law, I have a passion for it, and passion for the work. And it's something that really interests me.” 56-year-old Des...
August 27, 2023
by Peter Nolan
Community Features & Events
Chicago Calling: Galway girl who is toast of the Windy City
Caught up with my favorite bartender from back in the day for lunch the other day. She’s a blonde bombshell as well as delightful company and a cha...
August 23, 2023
by Mike Houlihan
Community Features & Events
Sun, Prairie Wind and a Lingering Sadness
As Joe McCann wrote in a recent feature posted by the Echo online, fifty years on from the Native American occupation of Wounded Knee it is clear t...
August 15, 2023
by Ray O'Hanlon