News
Still Standing
Pic of Day: Hook Lighthouse in County Wexford, which is said to be the world’s oldest original operational lighthouse, just came through another of...
October 21, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Great follow-up from superb duo
Lots of great music out there these days which means I’ve got some great stuff to look forward to writing about and this week is no exception. In t...
October 21, 2024
by Daniel Neely
Thumbs up for new rules
Ulster 2-23 (31); Connacht 4-15 (31) (Ulster win 2-1 on penalties) It was a resurrected Railway Cup series brought back to life as a guinea pig to ...
October 21, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
News
Yonkers Community in Shock After Murder/Suicide
The community of Yonkers is in shock after a murder/suicide which resulted in the death of a beloved fifth grade schoolteacher, Arlene Connolly O’N...
October 18, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Lions to get share of profits
The British and Irish Lions have confirmed that players selected for the 2025 summer tour of Australia will become the first to benefit from a prof...
October 18, 2024
by Sean Creedon
New York City has a vibrant media landscape
Recent Irish immigrant to New York Joseph Pelan landed a job with BBC News’ “Talking Movies,” not long after arriving. He has answered a few questi...
October 18, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
New York celebrates Irish horse racing
Tony Millan, valet to jockey Johnny Velazquez, pictured left, jockey Katie Davis and Colm Morrissey, of MRC International, were guests at Thursday ...
October 18, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
OPINION: Careful What You Wish For: Irish Should Not Try to Clone Silicon Valley
From my back porch I can see the corporate headquarters of Google, Meta, Apple and Nvidia. Not exactly, but I am a long time resident of Silicon Va...
October 18, 2024
by Richard A. Moran, Ph.D.
Hearn: Japan's Irish genius
At Dublin’s 48 Gardiner St. Lower, a plaque honors the boyhood home of Greek-Irish writer Patrick Lafacadio Hearn, who is barely known in Ireland, ...
October 17, 2024
by Geoffrey Cobb
St. Barnabas hosts All Stars
Generally All-Star events are inundated with the paparazzi, sports scribes and a crew “of who’s who” in the sports world. Well, this weekend in St....
October 17, 2024
by Frank Brady
News
Eye on Ireland
Pic of Day: Taking an afternoon stroll along the pier at Howth Harbour in Dublin with the jagged outcrops of the nearby island of Ireland's Eye as ...
October 17, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
KIRWAN: What Kind of America?
Odd as it may seem, this presidential election is being fought between the normal and the weird, the logical and the fantastical, and the old and n...
October 17, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Leo’s words reflect our changing times
IRISH Unity is the big idea that will positively transform society on this island. Its popularity is growing and the economic, political and social...
October 17, 2024
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
O'SHEA: Mid October and A Toss-Up Presidential Race
The polls suggest that there is at least a 50–50 chance that the electorate will choose a woman for the first time as president on November 5th. Th...
October 17, 2024
by By Gerry O'Shea
News
Congress Will Hold British to Legacy Pledge
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick said that he and other representatives stood ready to ”hold Britain’s feet to the fire” to make the new Labour govern...
October 16, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff