Origin festival to honor Walsh
Origin Theatre Company, now led by theater producers Labhaoise Magee and Aidan Cleary, has announced that the 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival wi...
April 28, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Roscommon make it look easy in Connacht semifinal vs. Mayo
Roscommon 2-25, Mayo 1-18 Roscommon stunned the Mayo home crowd at Castlebar on Sunday when they eased to victory and thereby secured a place in th...
April 28, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Published Today
Pic of Day: Today is publication day for Terry Golway's novel, "Terror From America," a page turning tale which sees legendary detective Sherlock H...
April 28, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
AOH Challenges Congressional 'False History' Resolution
The Ancient Order of Hibernians has issued what it calls a "sharp challenge" to Congressman Pat Harrigan regarding a proposed congressional resolut...
April 28, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Our seagoing heroes deserve a permanent tribute
FOR as long as the English have occupied Ireland there have been political prisoners. As long as there have been political prisoners there have bee...
April 28, 2026
by Gerry Adams
News
Presidential Address
Pic of Day: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald delivering her presidential address at her party's Ard Fheis in Belfast. Photo by Leah Farrell/Ro...
April 27, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Outstanding offering from Tennessee-based fiddlers
I want to lead this week’s column with the heartiest congratulations to the great flute maker Patrick Olwell, who has just been awarded the prestig...
April 27, 2026
by Daniel Neely
End of an era for Gaelic Park
Initially, I was supposed to report on games for two weeks, well that two weeks extended to become almost two decades of reporting Gaelic games fro...
April 27, 2026
by Frank Brady
News
U.S. Will Contribute $4M to IFI
The International Fund for Ireland will, after all, be receiving financial aid from the U.S. For some months now it was believed that Washington's ...
April 27, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Martin Condemns 'shocking' Scenes at D.C. Dinner
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has condemned what he described as the "shocking" apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at lSaturday ni...
April 26, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Opinion: From Capitol to Cuba, the convulsions of 'a strange and troubled land'
There is a popular song about the seditious Irish, as seen through the lens of the man from the Daily Mail which includes the cautionary line, "oh,...
April 25, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
News
Surge in Irish Passport Applications
Americans are applying for Irish passports in record numbers. 18,910 applicants sought citizenship through the foreign birth register (FBR) in 2025...
April 24, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
PICS OF THE DAY: Suffolk Emeralds Honored
The Suffolk County Police Officers Emerald Society held its 57th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance on Thursday, April 23 at the Larkfield in ...
April 24, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Sheen cherished his Irish roots
A beloved Irish American, Archbishop Fulton Sheen of Peoria, Illinois, has been beatified, putting him on the path to canonization. When Bishop Lou...
April 24, 2026
by Geoffrey Cobb
GAA president cites Allianz issue as difficult one for his tenure
GAA president Jarlath Burns said the recent debate around Allianz sponsorship of the National Hurling and Football League will be the thing that wi...
April 24, 2026
by Sean Creedon