Opinion
Fondly Remembering All Those Sweaty Showband Years
“Send ‘em Home Sweatin’!” was the battle cry of Irish showbands during their rambunctious dancehall reign back in the 1960s. Or, as Ben Dolan of Th...
June 26, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
News
We Need to Rally Once Again for the AIHS
Last month I was invited to the regenerated Robert Briscoe Awards benefiting the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, which in years past had been an e...
June 26, 2026
by Brian McCabe
No longer 'above the mire'
Dan Wilson is so good, they pardoned him twice. He’s one of a cohort who’ve been looked upon with considerable favor by the Trump Administration, f...
June 25, 2026
by Peter McDermott
News
150 Years
Photo of the Day: Today and tomorrow, June 25 and 26, marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or the Battle of the Greasy...
June 25, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Murphy McGraw is New Museum Board Chair
The Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, New York has elected longtime Museum Trustee Denise Murphy McGraw as Chair of its Board of Trustees. ...
June 25, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Family stories
Part 2 In Part 1, The Gatsby connection” (See here), I outlined six of the facts that form the nexus between F. Scott Fitzgerald, Peter C. Gallaghe...
June 25, 2026
by James Rodgers
Friel fights in 'Thrilla in Camilla'
A year and a half ago, Declan Friel was, by his own estimation, overweight and determined to do something about it, so he started boxing. This Frid...
June 24, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Primary Winner
Pic of Day: New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli came through a winner in his Democratic Party primary on Tuesday. DiNapoli had faced two oppone...
June 24, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
O'Brien tipped for derby double
Ballydoyle-based trainer Aidan O’Brien expects that Epsom Derby winner Christmas Day will run in the Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday next wher...
June 24, 2026
by Sean Creedon
The Gatsby connection
Part 1 Jay Gatsby is one of literature’s most iconic figures. He’s thought of, too, as one who’s quintessentially American — being self-made and re...
June 24, 2026
by James Rodgers
Minihan at IAC, June 30
Few photographers have captured Ireland with the intimacy, dignity and artistry of Cork-born John Minihan. Over a career spanning more than five de...
June 23, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Kazak trip causes problems
The Republic of Ireland women’s team are facing an expensive trip to Astana in October for the semi-final of their World Cup play-off against Kazak...
June 23, 2026
by Sean Creedon
News
Welcome Shade
Pic of Day: Relaxing in the welcome shade in St. Stephens Green, Dublin. Temperatrues in Ireland are expected to rise into the high 80s over the ne...
June 23, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Consulate Gathering Closes the Circle
The Irish Heritage Trust has launched a new video entitled "Closing the Circle: HonouringCherokee Aid for Ireland in 1847" at the Consulate General...
June 23, 2026
by Turlough McConnell
Opinion
Congress Should Not Support Britain Shutting the Door on Truth
Fifty-four years. That is how long the families of the Springhill victims waited for justice. Fifty-four years before a British Prime Minister fina...
June 23, 2026
by By Neil F. Cosgrove