News
Lords and Ladies
Pic of Day: Michael Flatley is here pictured with the "Young Lords" at 3Arena, Dublin. The gathering of dancers was to celebrate 30 years of Chicag...
February 09, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Library of Congress Exhibition Spotlights Frederick Douglass Ties with Ireland
An evocative exhibition detailing the links between Ireland and the 19th Century's most famed abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, has gone on show at...
February 09, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Cork look favorites after 7-pt win over champs Tipp
Cork 0-29; Tipperary 0-22 Hunger is great sauce they say and sure enough with so little hurling to savor in the latter months of last year, we got ...
February 09, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick up tempo in 2nd half to win vs. Cats
Limerick 1-26; Kilkenny 2-16 After losing to Waterford the previous week, the hurling world rightly asked, “Where is Limerick in the scheme of thin...
February 09, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
News
'We Know This Hatred'
The Ancient Order of Hibernians has condemned what it has described as "the racist depiction of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama circ...
February 09, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Gerry Adams: Civil trial ‘hearsay’ evidence part of a familiar agenda
IN May 2022 a civil case was launched against me in England. The civil trial will begin on March 9 in London and conclude on St Patrick’s Day. Ther...
February 09, 2026
by Gerry Adams
American democracy's fair-weather friends
The historian John Lukacs was no leftist. Indeed, he labeled himself a “reactionary” and his positions, if sometimes heterodox, were reliably right...
February 06, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Only Nevers made sense on right
This column was published in the Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2025, edition of the Irish Echo. The word “Never” being used before someone’s name is a practice t...
February 06, 2026
by Peter McDermott
CIFF announces 2026 program
“The biggest challenge in this job is the amount of work that is coming out of Ireland.” So said Maedhbh McCullagh, the director of the Capital Iri...
February 06, 2026
by Peter McDermott
News
Geese Crossing
Pic of Day: Ireland's wet weather of late has been no problem for ducks. And not for geese either it would seem. This pair of Brent Geese, who are ...
February 06, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
McEntee in High Level D.C. Meetings
Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee has held meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Depu...
February 06, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
LETTERS: A Message from an Irish American Community Leader in Minneapolis
I live in South Minneapolis, just over 4 miles from where Renee Good was killed. I am not from MN, but I moved here 25 years ago as a recent colleg...
February 06, 2026
by Reader, Miinneapolis-St Paul
Super Bowls and Burgers for Sunday
When Super Bowl LX (60) kicks off in Santa Clara on Sunday, the culinary bowls (and burgers) of choice for fans in living rooms around the country ...
February 05, 2026
by Margaret M. Johnson
Egan gets 'good win' in Brooklyn
Timmy Egan, last year’s MSG Boxing Ring Masters 165-pound Novice champion, is two wins away from bagging the 2026 Open title in the same weight div...
February 05, 2026
by Jay Mwamba
News
Sandbags Ready
Pic of Day: The River Liffey is currently in full flood. Kildare County Council and emergency crews are monitoring conditions, distributing sandbag...
February 05, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff