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Track and Field legends at last year’s NYRR Millrose Games (l-r) Jim Ryun, Eamonn Coghlan and Ray Flynn. Photo by John Nepolitan. By Ray O’Hanlon E...

Today is St. Brigid’s Day, and also the first day of spring according to the ancient Celtic calendar. St. Brigid was born in what is now County Lou...

Celebrations of St. Brigid are now extending beyond St. Brigid’s Day By Irish Echo Staff The celebration of St. Patrick’s is not confined to just o...

The Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut will have to be more self- sufficient if it is to survive By Ray O’Hanlon T...

Longtime Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes By Irish Echo Staff The death has taken place of longtime Brooklyn District Attorney Charles “Joe...

The Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University By Irish Echo Staff Quinnipiac University is considering closure of the Great Hunger Museum which ...

Senator Charles Schumer By Ray O’Hanlon In the waning weeks of 2018 there was hope. There was even some expectation. But anyone who has campaigned ...

The scene of the crash. RTE photo. By Anthony Neeson The Donegal Gaeltacht is in mourning following the death of four young men in a car accident o...

The first of the newly painted Aer Lingus A330-300s, the St. Munchin, at JFK on Friday, January 18 By Irish Echo Staff Aer Lingus is unveiling a pa...

The Six Nations rugby championship begins on next Friday night, Feb. 1, when France hosts Wales. On Saturday, Scotland takes on Italy, while Irelan...

Seamus and Áine with Mattie By Ray O’Hanlon Mattie should be at home with her family. That’s the view of the family. Mattie the dog would agree. Bu...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar By Gerry Adams The chaos surrounding Brexit reached new depths of confusion this week. Theresa May’s Plan B announced on Mon...