Parade Blames Premature Barriers for Tail-End Mess
It was barriers being erected in the wrong places at the wrong time. That is the explanation of New York St. Patrick's Day Parade organizers for th...
March 21, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
Street Shamrock in Inwood
Pic of Day: Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and community members gathered on St. Patrick's Eve to paint a commemorative shamrock on a s...
March 21, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Arrest After Dublin Woman Shot
Gardái have arrested a man in his twenties following the murder of a 36-year-old woman in Dublin on Saturday night. Sandra Boyd, a mother of five, ...
March 21, 2022
by Anthony Neeson
Rynne is noted for creative versatility
Saint Patrick’s Day is finally upon us once again and the engines seem to be firing on all cylinders. Parades, gigs, sessions – the whole lot seems...
March 21, 2022
by Daniel Neely
Triple Crown glory for Irish as France become champs
Ireland 26; Scotland 5 Ireland celebrated a rare enough Triple Crown moment but it was a pyrrhic victory for Andy Farrell’s squad as France beat En...
March 21, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Murphy Hails Successful D.C. Visit
North Finance Minister Conor Murphy has concluded his St. Patrick's Week visit to Washington, D.C. where he met with business leaders, academia and...
March 18, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
What Happened on Fifth Avenue?
Questions are being asked by some with regard to what appears to have been a confused and early ending to the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Ave...
March 18, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
Walking the Avenue, Blazing a Trail
The Fire Department of New York marching contingent invariably cuts a lively swathe up Fifth Avenue in the New York St. Patrick's Day Parade. This ...
March 18, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
Community Features & Events
For Ashling, and for Women Everywhere
The dark news ricocheted quickly throughout Ireland and across the global Irish Diaspora. On January 12 a young woman was brutally attacked and mur...
March 18, 2022
by By Paul Finnegan
Follow your passion!
It started with “Toy Story.” It was 1995 and Jordan Lawlor was just 3. “I was lucky to have my parents introduce me to the cinema at a young age,” ...
March 18, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Clare Readies To Parade
Pic of Day: Members of the County Clare Association ready themselves to march in the 260th New York St. Patrick's Day Parade Thursday. Photo by Mad...
March 18, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Biden Embraces His Irishness in White House Address
President Joe Biden hosted a St. Patrick's Day gathering at the White House Thursday. Here is an edited extract of the text of his remarks. Taoisea...
March 18, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff