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Dublin’s I Draw Slow is as American as it gets. By Colleen Taylor It’s no secret that Americans love Irish music. The lesser-known fact is that the...

I strongly hope that 2016 can be another year of progress for Northern Ireland. The UK Government will continue to do all that it can, working with...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and President Michael D. Higgins signed the formal papers today to dissolve the 31st Dáil and set in motion a campaign leading...

Áras an Uachtaráin By Evan Short Ireland is set to go to the polls. The start of the three week general election campaign is expected to be confirm...

Three trees that made up part of the “Dark Hedges” came crashing down in Storm Gertrude. Photo posted by Maria MaCann on Twitter and carried by RTE...

Philadelphia’s memorial to the Great Hunger and Irish immigration By Irish Echo Staff All across Irish America, plans are well advanced to commemor...

Garda Adrian Donohoe By Evan Short A new appeal by the Garda Commissioner for information on the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe has been released o...

By Aine Ní Shionnaigh Like most people who leave their country of origin, I first became aware of my national identity when I moved to New York fro...

Molloy College. By Irish Echo Staff Molloy College's Irish Studies Institute is celebrating the ancient festival of St. Brigid on Saturday, Feb. 6,...

Martin McGuinness. RollingNews.ie photo By Anthony Neeson Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said that he is willing to attend Twelfth of ...

Passengers arriving at Ireland West Airport in Knock County Mayo. By Irish Echo Staff Ireland West Airport welcomed pilgrims from New York last Aug...

Lord Mayor Robert Briscoe with President Kennedy in 1962. JFK Library photo. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com When people gather this coming ...