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Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott The aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising presented the hierarchy of the Catholic Church with an increasingly...

Sister Ita on her recent 97th birthday. By Kenneth Hesselbacher It is springtime at the Cloisters and on May 22 this magnificent building, situated...

Jason O’Donnell By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Jason O’Donnell is the holder of two Irish Echo Awards. He deserves a third. The former New ...

Congressman Richard Neal. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Springfield is stepping up on behalf of the men and women of 1916. The western Mas...

Gerry Carroll By Anthony Neeson As in every election there were winners and losers. And it was the battle within nationalism in the North Assembly ...

Fr. Dan Berrigan Peace activist Fr. Dan Berrigan died last week. Today. May 9th, would have been his 95th birthday. Below is an interview and profi...

Stormont has a new elected Assembly after vote counts are completed By Anthony Neeson With counting underway in Northern Ireland’s Stormont electio...

By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com The 2016 New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade is still in the rear view mirror. But already the feuding parade ...

No joke, we’re working together now. Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin have worked out a deal for future governance. RollingNews.ie photo. By Ray O’Han...

Áine Ní Shionnaigh with Chris O'Dowd By Áine Ní Shionnaigh Living in the midst of a city that never sleeps, sirens that never silence, lights that ...

Padraic Pearse. Padraic Pearse, an iconic figure among the 1916 leaders, was executed on this day in 1916 along with Thomas MacDonagh and Tom Clark...

Members of the Crossmaglen steering group before boarding their transatlantic flight. By Barbara Collins A group from the South Armagh border villa...