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Wild Wicklow
Pic of Day: A group of Sika Deer nibbling at the frost nipped vegetation in the Wicklow Mountains. RollingNews.ie photo.
January 09, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Marion Casey for 2026
Professor Marion Casey of New York University is the Irish Echo's Irish American of the Year for 2026. Professor Casey succeeds Siobhan Dennehy, Ex...
January 09, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
Egan to fight for SBC belt on Long Island Jan. 17
Timmy Egan’s first fight of the new year pits him against Kevin Torres for the 165-pound Six Borough Championship at Stereo Garden, located at 9 Ra...
January 09, 2026
by Jay Mwamba
Grassroots boost for soccer
The FAI has confirmed the names of the 15 clubs that will form the new FAI National League, which will kick off next Autumn. This new division of m...
January 09, 2026
by Sean Creedon
News
A Frosty Morning in Hollywood
Pic of Day: Frost at the Hollywood sign in Los Angles is, to say the least, unlikely but at this time of year it's common enough in Hollywood, Coun...
January 08, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
New Dawn for Casement Park in Belfast
Demolition of Casement Park is set to resume this month, Secretary of Ulster GAA Brian McAvoy has stated. Writing in the Ulster Council's annual re...
January 08, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
How the Irish became American
Matthew Jude Barker has been familiar with the past for a long time now. “I started tracing my family history in 1981, at age 8,” said the genealog...
January 08, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Frawley to switch from Leinster to Connacht
Leinster Rugby coach Leo Cullen has admitted that he didn’t want to lose the versatile Ciarán Frawley to Connacht. Last week Frawley confirmed that...
January 08, 2026
by Sean Creedon
News
Cold Snap
Pic of Day: There is a species of Gull called an Iceland Gull. This isn't one. But it's certainly standing in an icy spot, specifically a frozen po...
January 07, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Ireland Expresses Support for Denmark and Greenland
Without mentioning the Trump administration or the United States Ireland has expressed its support for Denmark and Greenland amid rising tensions o...
January 07, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
A Brooklyn kid yearns for success
“Memoirs of a Watch Salesman – A NYC Real Estate Story,” by Joseph Aquino; 244 pp.; hardback, $32; paperback, $19.99. Joseph Aquino’s response to h...
January 07, 2026
by Anthony C. Murphy
Shefflin to manage Kilkenny's U-20s squad
Following his loss as senior manager of Ballyhale Shamrocks to Wexford’s St Martins in the Leinster SH club final, Henry Shefflin has left that rol...
January 07, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Opinion
Republic or Monarchy?
The United States arrived in 2026 as a Republic aged 250 years. What will the United States be at the end of 2026, de facto if not necessarily de j...
January 07, 2026
by Leader Column
Opinion
KIRWAN: A Headline That Screamed At Me
"Men No Longer Read Novels." The small headline in the bottom right-hand corner of either the Times or the Journal screamed at me. Yes, I’m one of ...
January 07, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
Ulster overpower 2nd-string Munster in URC
Ulster 28; Munster 3 Ulster had something of a home run when they put a largely shadow Munster side to the sword in Belfast on Friday night. Richie...
January 06, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham