Hibernians Urge Biden to Lift Travel Ban
The Ancient Order of Hibernians wants to see a freer flow of people westward across the Atlantic. In a letter to President Joe Biden, the National ...
September 08, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Our Lady Of the Storm
Pic of Day: Despite the chaos and devastation all around this statue of the Virgin Mary continues to stand at St. Hubert's Catholic Church in Garyv...
September 07, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Harrington's Musical 9/11 Tribute
Irish violinist Gregory Harrington is giving a first performance of a piece by Irish composer Carl Corcoran entitled "The Phoenix" on Thursday Sept...
September 07, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
New York 'Chieftain's Walk' in Martin's Memory
Martin McGuinness passed in March, 2017. His memory has lived on in multiple ways, not least by way of a walk designed to honor him while raising m...
September 03, 2021
by Ray O'Hanlon
Cavan Day Is Back
Pic of Day: Following on from the spectacular success of the inaugural event in 2020, Cavan Day, the online celebration of County Cavan and its peo...
September 03, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Passing of Pat Hume
The death has taken place of Pat Hume, wife of the late John Hume. Mrs. Hume passed away earlier today after a short illness. The Derry Journal rep...
September 02, 2021
by Ray O'Hanlon
Seventy Five Years Of Service
Pic of Day: Of writers and warships. Pictured are the L.É. George Bernard Shaw, L.É. WB Yeats, L.É. James Joyce, and L.É. Samuel Beckett (P61 and c...
September 02, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Ireland Takes Helm On UN Security Council
The world is in a mess and Ireland has a month to make things a little better through the workings of the United Nations Security Council. Ireland ...
September 02, 2021
by Ray O'Hanlon
Ireland Remains Open To 'Non-Essential' U.S. Travelers
The Irish government will not be implementing a European Union decision to re-impose travel restrictions on Americans linked to the covid-19 pandem...
September 01, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Hibernians Leap Over The Leprechaun
There is a brouhaha over the Notre Dame mascot, the leprechaun with his dukes up. An opinion poll has found it to be offensive. Notre Dame is defen...
September 01, 2021
by Ray O'Hanlon
And They Were Irish Boots
Pic of Day: Pictured is Army Major General Christopher T. Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division 18th Airborne Corps at Hamid Karzai Inte...
September 01, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Bronx court orders depositions in Dunleavy case
It's been six years since John Dunleavy chaired the committee that runs the New York St. Patrick's Day Parade. It seems more like six hundred years...
September 01, 2021
by Ray O'Hanlon