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Rising Waters
Pic of Day: The River Liffey near Newbridge in County Kildare has risen over its banks and more rain is in the forecast. RollingNews.ie photo.
February 02, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish Women Founders for Boston, New York
Irish women founders are inviting Boston and New York Irish communities to connect at trade mission meet and greets linked to St. Brigid's Day. Acc...
February 01, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Happy St. Brigid's Day
Illustration of the day: Today is St. Brigid’s Day (Lá Fhéile Bríde) now an annual holiday in Ireland that not only venerates the saint who lived f...
February 01, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Mitchell's Name Dropped From Scholarship Program
The US-Ireland Alliance has removed the name Senator George Mitchell from its prestigious scholarship program, this after the the former Senate Maj...
February 01, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Supermarket Support
Pic of Day: Boxer Katie Taylor was at Croke Park to mark the launch of the 2026 Lidl Ladies National Football Leagues. The supermarket chain Lidl I...
January 30, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bipartisan Sepsis Bill Introduced in House
The campaigning group END SEPSIS has succeeded in having lifesaving sepsis legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congress ...
January 30, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Flooded Yet Again
Pic of Day: Damaged shops can be seen on the Quays in Enniscorthy, County Wexford after the River Slaney burst its banks during Storm Chandra flood...
January 29, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Martin Heading for the White House
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will be winging his way west for Saint Patrick's Day in Washington, D.C. But if Martin's plane is facing into meteorologic...
January 29, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Wellie Weather
Pic of Day: Don't worry, he is wearing his wellies. A man checks his phone on a park bench in Dublin close by the River Dodder which overflowed dur...
January 28, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hibernians Decry Board Game That 'Trivializes' Great Hunger
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is expressing outrage over what it says is the trivializing of the Great Hunger by a games company. In a statement,...
January 28, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Diplomatic Words
Pic of Day: Irish Consul General in New York Gerald Angley was a main speaker at the Echo's 17th Annual Law & Order Awards in Manhattan last week. ...
January 27, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Safely in Port
Pic of Day: Daragh MacLoughlin from Galway is on cloud nine after winning the solo class in the World's Toughest Row, a 4,800km voyage across the A...
January 26, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff