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IRISH DAY OF ACTION - ROCKAWAY
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IRISH DAY OF ACTION - ROCKAWAY
Irish “Day of Action” to help the residents of Rockaway who have been shattered by Hurricane Sandy, it will take place on November 24th the Saturda...
The bridge will be built
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The bridge will be built
The Narrow Water bridge linking Northern Ireland and the Republic has been given the go ahead after securing €17.4 million from the European Union....
Go easy on vulnerable
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Go easy on vulnerable
They might come across as besuited beancounters but members of the "Troika" overseeing Ireland's bailout are concerned about the most needy in Iris...
Wrath over rural closures
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Wrath over rural closures
Government Ministers and TDs will feel the wrath of constituents during their half-term holiday this week, as anger intensifies over the death by a...
Yes we can, but we haven't
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Yes we can, but we haven't
The most telling message of the Romney campaign has been to demonstrate the failure of the Obama administration to deliver on the vague but great a...
Absolutely essential that Obama is reelected
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Absolutely essential that Obama is reelected
As is the case every four years, Irish Americans find themselves facing a difficult decision on election day, November 6. Once again, there are two...
The case for Mitt Romney
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The case for Mitt Romney
America is at a crossroads, and this election will decide whether the American government will take control its budget, create the opportunities fo...
Hurricane Sandy
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Hurricane Sandy
The Irish Echo office is located in Lower Manhattan and has been without power since Hurricane Sandy struck on Monday. We hope to have the office o...
The mission begins
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The mission begins
"A grand affair." That's how Dan Murphy described the final commissioning of the U.S. Navy ship named after his hero son. The USS Michael Murphy is...
Death of Boston fiddler Larry Reynolds
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Death of Boston fiddler Larry Reynolds
Galway fiddler Larry Reynolds, widely credited for keeping Irish traditional music vibrant in greater Boston over the past sixty years, died last W...
Alisha's story
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Alisha's story
By Frieda Klotz Wearing jeans and a white aertex t-shirt with the FAI logo, Alisha Jordan looked a picture of health on a recent afternoon in the B...
Tribunal to shed light on Famine
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Tribunal to shed light on Famine
By Ray O'Hanlon A fundraiser in support of the upcoming "Famine Tribunal" at Fordham Law School is set for this coming Saturday, September 29, at H...

 

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