News
Reaffirming the Many and Deep Ties Between Ireland and America
As I undertake my first official visit to the United States as the Minister of State for Diaspora and International Development this week to engage...
June 06, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Justice Not Sympathy Demanded for Sean Brown
“We don’t need sympathy we need justice” said a visibly angry Clare Brown Loughran, as she described how British Secretary of State for Northern Ir...
June 05, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Walsh Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador
Photo of the Day: As expected, Edward Walsh has been confirmed as the new United States Ambassador to Ireland. Walsh cleared the last hurdle Wednes...
June 05, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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HOPe Foundation Dinner Will Honor Gerry O'Shea
HOPe (Helping Other People) Foundation, is holding what it calls "a very special dinner to honor a very special man," founding member, Gerry O’Shea...
June 04, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
The "Leaving" Begins Today
Pic of Day: Ireland has topped the world education rankings in the estimation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ...
June 04, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Walsh Reaches Final Vote
Photo of the Day: New Jersey businessman Edward Walsh, President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Ireland, has reached the final hurdle in his S...
June 03, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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American Woman Dies in Connemara House Fire
The woman who died in a house fire in Connemara on Tuesday morning has been named locally as Sonia "Sunny" Jacobs, who spent five years on death ro...
June 03, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
The Irish of Cleveland - a corner of America which is forever Mayo - are focused on future
It's correct what they say about Cleveland, Ohio, it really is a bastion of the Irish. But for those in the know, that's only half the story; for i...
June 02, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
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Carlow Shooting
Photo of the Day: Superintendent Anthony Farrell and Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman of the Garda Eastern Region (speaking at microphone) and p...
June 02, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Cullen Will Rest in Arlington National Cemetery
Cullen Crowley will rest with the nation's heroes. Cullen, a Marine who lost his battle with cancer on Memorial weekend, will be interred in Arling...
June 02, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon
Events
Trad Fest West Returns to San Francisco: June 13–15, 2025
A Vibrant 3-Day Celebration of Irish Music, Dance, Art & Culture at the United Irish Cultural Center (UICC) Trad Fest West 2025 is more than a fest...
May 30, 2025
by Eileen Mize
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Trailblazing West Belfast Gaeilge youth project due in NYC for fundraiser, tickets still on sale
A pioneering youth and community organisation based in West Belfast is bringing its capital fundraising campaign stateside next week with a landmar...
May 30, 2025
by Anthony Neeson