Boost for Roscommon Museum
Pic of Day: The Irish Heritage Trust has announced plans for "a transformative, nature-based outdoor experience at Strokestown Park," the National ...
January 16, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Former Echo Reporter Draws White House Ire
A former reporter for the Irish Echo has prompted a furious response from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after asking questions about...
January 16, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
Irish getting ready for Cheltenham 2026
It’s only January but Irish punters are already looking forward to the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival which this year runs from March 10-13. Las...
January 16, 2026
by Sean Creedon
The Storm takes a Wilde turn
Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband” opened for the first time at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on Jan. 3, 1895. After a gap of 20 years, the perennia...
January 16, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Blowing RTÉ's Trumpet
Members of the Army No. 1 Band performed inside Dublin’s General Post Office Thursday as RTÉ marks 100 years of public broadcasting with a full day...
January 15, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Smyth kicks his way to fame
Millions of American kids grow up dreaming of scoring the winning points in an NFL football game in front of 70,000 screaming fans. You might suppo...
January 15, 2026
by Geoffrey Cobb
Egan's fight vs. Torres Saturday night is 'huge step up'
Trainer Donal Ward, left, has been been preparing Timmy Egan for his biggest challenge so far, Saturday night’s fight on Long Island. Undaunted by ...
January 15, 2026
by Jay Mwamba
Community Features & Events
TRIBUTE: Patriot from Rebel stock who stood tall for Ireland in Philadelphia
I was saddened to learn of the passing of my friend Phil Mullen of Philadelphia, the grandson of 1916 revolutionary figure Joe McGarrity of Carrick...
January 15, 2026
by Declan McAleer MLA
News
Minister Meets King
Pic of Day: Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee is on a visit to the Middle East. The mission nicluded a visit to Jorda...
January 14, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Villanova Launches 'Irish America 250'
The Society of the Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick, in conjunction with the Villanova University Center for Irish Studies, is formally l...
January 14, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Croker set to host senior hurling and football club finals
The month of January is not the perfect time of the year to be playing All-Ireland finals, but with the split season in the GAA there is no way of ...
January 14, 2026
by Sean Creedon
Roots expert to help make sense of U.S. census records
The Irish Family History Forum will meet this Saturday morning, Jan. 17, at the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, N.Y. 11...
January 14, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
A Chilling Echo
They say you should not speak ill of the dead. Well, in these fraught times, speaking ill of the dead is becoming standard U.S government behavior....
January 14, 2026
by Leader Column
News
Phone Furor
Pic of Day: Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan (pictured) says he is moving to address "confusion" over laws to seize journalists' phones, this...
January 13, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Prosecution Expected in Donaldson Murder Case
The Minister for Justice in Dublin has told the family of Denis Donaldson that he expects a prosecution to be made in relation to the murder of the...
January 13, 2026
by Anthony Neeson