Dingle wins great club spectacle
Daingean Uí Chúis (Kerry) 0-23; St Brigid’s (Roscommon ) 1-19 Two great teams served up a thriller that needed extra-time and a late point in the 8...
January 20, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Ballygunner's 'special day'
Ballygunner (Waterford) 1-20; Loughrea (Galway) 1-14 If Ballygunner’s first All Ireland title had a sense of drama and almost sleight of hand about...
January 20, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Soggy Seat
Pic of Day. No sitting here. A park bench under water after Dublin Bay was hit by rough weather. RollingNews.ie photo.
January 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Dublin’s golden opportunity to advance Irish unity
ON July 1 the Irish government will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This will be its eighth time holding this key admin...
January 19, 2026
by Gerry Adams
Community Features & Events
The Gifted Speaker from Sligo
Rediscovering William Bourke Cockran, Irish-born orator who inspired Churchill By Harry Keaney SLIGO --- In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...
January 19, 2026
by Harry Keaney
Community Features & Events
St Pat's for All gearing up for 1 March parade
St. Pat’s for All, the St Patrick's Day parade founded in 1999 in response to the ban on LGBT groups from the main New York parade, is gearing up f...
January 17, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
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