Yeates eulogizes Weldon, Keane
On Friday, the Folk Music Society of New York presented Dublin-based singer Macdara Yeates at the St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church as ...
March 24, 2026
by Daniel Neely
Limerick hold on, reach final
Limerick 2-27; Galway 0-31 They are not the Limerick of the golden era just gone but they still know how to get over the line in a tight game. On S...
March 24, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
News
Stepping Out in Yonkers
Pic of Day: Bronx Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz (third from left holding banner) with Bronx AOH Members Denis Boyle, Martin Galvin, Timmy O'Donoghue an...
March 24, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
GERRY ADAMS: Increased demand for Irish education must be met
THE Irish language has more than two thousand years of unbroken history behind it. Apart from Greek, it has the oldest literature of any living Eur...
March 24, 2026
by Gerry Adams
Culture
BOOKS: United Ireland debate highlights need for clear, credible plan from Dublin
For and Against a United Ireland. By Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride. Blackwell's. For most readers of The Irish Echo, the prospect of a united Irel...
March 23, 2026
by Jack McCarthy, Princeton, NJ
News
So where are we?
Pic of Day: Irish soldiers engaged in a map reading challenge in full combat gear on a warm spring day on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare. Pho...
March 23, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Parade Problems Persist in Southie
SOUTH BOSTON --- Despite monthly meetings of city officials and law enforcement agencies, coupled with outreach to area schools and colleges about ...
March 23, 2026
by Jim Smith
Brennan takes Dublin relegation in his stride
Galway 0-20 Dublin 1-15 Dublin manager Ger Brennan was philosophical about his own sending off and his team’s defeat which has led to relegation by...
March 23, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Historical Ingredients Cook Up An Historical Novel
What happens when an actual trained historian decides to use years of research as the raw material for a work of fiction? Well, for one thing, the ...
March 23, 2026
by By Terry Golway
Death of RTÉ sports broadcaster Michael Lyster, 71
One of Ireland’s most beloved sports broadcasters, Michael Lyster, has died at the age of 71. The Galway native joined RTÉ in 47 years ago and was ...
March 23, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Culture
Hitting a high note on World Down Syndrome Day
Derry-based songwriter Colm Warren has re-emerged with a new single and video aiming to speak up for families living with Down syndrome. Warren’s n...
March 20, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Welcome to Spring!
Astronomical spring officially begins on Friday at 10:46 AM eastern time (meteorological spring began on March 1). The spring equinox marks the mom...
March 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Squad named for Prague
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson named his squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia in Prague on next Thursday, M...
March 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Three Mikes and a Matt
Pic of Day: Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Congressman Mike Lawler and renowned Irish dancers Michael and Matthew Gardiner at Capitol Hill during St...
March 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
London civil trial against Gerry Adams withdrawn
THE civil trial in London against former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has been withdrawn. A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceed...
March 20, 2026
by Anthony Neeson