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CHICAGO CALLING: Patrick Fitzmaurice Keeping it All in the Family
Patrick Fitzmaurice is a Chicago Fire Department legend. He’s now retired as Paramedic Crew Chief after “45 years, 7 months, and 28 days” on the jo...
May 06, 2026
by Mike Houlihan
Cork aim to close long gap
Down through the decades there has been keen rivalry in Munster football between Kerry and Cork, who first met in a Munster final in Mallow Town Pa...
May 06, 2026
by Sean Creedon
A tribute to Robert White
It is with deep sadness that we note the death of Robert White, the esteemed Irish-American tenor, who passed, fittingly enough, on March 17, St. P...
May 06, 2026
by Kevin Byrne
Back-to-back wins for Bhoys
Inspired by striker Danú Kinsella Bishop, Lansdowne Yonkers reeled in back-to-back victories over Hellenic opposition in a 48-hour period to move t...
May 06, 2026
by Jay Mwamba
Honoring superstar with a poem
Slainte, Oakland, April 8 — Your diarist began the salon wishing Dolly Parton well regarding her health concerns and then read my poem “The God Hou...
May 06, 2026
by Lori Cassels
Opinion
Editorial: Soldiers Not Pawns
The decision to pull 5,000 American military personnel out of Germany would appear to be more of a political slap than a strategic reassignment. Th...
May 06, 2026
by Leader Column
News
Much Maligned
Pic of Day: Much maligned dandelions brighten up the verges of the M9 Motorway in County Kildare. Photo by Eamonn Farrell/© RollingNews.ie.
May 06, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
AOH Will Hold Webinar on Massacre Verdict
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is holding a webinar on Saturday, May 9 on the July 9, 1972 shooting dead by British soldiers of five people in the...
May 06, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Leinster are Bilbao Bound
Leinster 29, Toulon 25 Leinster — Tries: Conan, Van der Flier, Ringrose, Doris Cons: Byrne 3 Pens: Byrne Toulon — Tries: Tuicuvu, Serin, Drean Cons...
May 05, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Sam champs, NFL winners to meet in Round 1
Defending champions Kerry and the 2026 Div. 1 league decider winners Donegal will meet in Round 1 of the All Ireland championship to be played over...
May 05, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
'It's Our Time', San Fran Irish Press for New Build Center
They feel they have waited patiently while the Irish government has prioritised major centres for the diaspora across the globe but now the Irish o...
May 05, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
GERRY ADAMS: We're standing at the crossroads
SINN Féin, but especially, the party in Belfast, pulled out all of the stops at the weekend to ensure that the Ard Fheis was a huge success. The IC...
May 05, 2026
by Gerry Adams
News
45 Years
Photo of the Day: Tuesday, May 5 marks the 45th anniversary of the death on hunger strike of Bobby Sands. Sands was the first of ten republican hun...
May 05, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Kenny Steps Down From Glucksman Role
Professor Kevin Kenny, Lewis and Loretta Glucksman Chair of Irish Studies and Director of Glucksman Ireland House at New York University, will step...
May 05, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
'Drawing from the Well' presents music, dance at highest levels
This past week I was up in Massachusetts to see a pair of concerts put on as part of the inaugural “Tunes on the Charles” traditional Irish music f...
May 04, 2026
by Daniel Neely