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Senate on the brink A few days from now, voters in Ireland, though not Irish voters outside the Republic, will be asked to cast votes on whether or...

By Irish Echo Staff letters@irishecho.com Boston’s next mayor will be Irish American, that much is certain But whether it’s State Representative Ma...

By Ray O'Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com The gathering naval force in the eastern Mediterranean has an Irish name in its line of ships. The USS Barry...

So what would the late John B. Keane make of this particular field? For sure, the author of "The Field," would be familiar with it because it once ...

President King? It might sound like a political oxymoron but Congressman Peter King laughed at that definition Thursday before telling the Irish Ec...

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Eileen and Pat Glover would have been glancing skyward at the azure sky but the Leinster Hurling Cup was even brighter. The avid Dub fans had a clo...

Competitive Edge By Maura Kelly It has been called "the ultimate mind meld for business leaders" by those involved. For seven days in June, 110 Iri...

By Ray O'Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Reform backers fell two votes short of the "Magnificent 70," but the margin of victory was nevertheless impr...

President Obama and Belfast Lord Mayor Máirtin Ó Muilleoir chatted for several minutes Monday when they met in Belfast. The mayoral chain had caugh...

By Ray O'Hanlon Maureen O'Hara surrounded by family and friends including (l-r - back row): John Nicoletti, (her biographer), Charles FitzSimons, h...

Judiciary Committee passes reform bill The Senate immigration reform bill, S.744 or the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Mode...