Family struggles in new environs
In 1996, Frank McCourt, a retired high school English teacher who was born in Brooklyn but raised in Limerick, became a literary sensation with the...
June 02, 2026
by Stephen Butler
News
Green Thumb Taoiseach
Pic of Day: Taoiseach Micheál Martin tries out his gardening skills at the Bord Bia Bloom gardening festival in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photo by Leah...
June 02, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Armagh in control vs. Derry
Armagh 1-18, Derry 1-13 Veteran Derry star Conor Glass opened the scoring with a point against Armagh in the Round 1 game the Athletic Grounds on S...
June 02, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
FAI Under Pressure Over Israel Games
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is coming under increasing pressure to pull-out of their two upcoming Nations League games against Israel...
June 02, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
'Outlander' goes on tour
Across 12 years and 8 seasons, “Outlander” has proven itself to be a force in the television zeitgeist, weaving the century-spanning love story of ...
June 01, 2026
by Cal Dillon
News
An Early Brood
Pic of Day: A family of swans with signets on Derryounce Lake, just outside Portarlington on the Laois/Offlay border. The lake is in what was a Bor...
June 01, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Experience trad at its best
With our two regional fleadhanna done and dusted, North America’s All-Ireland hopefuls are making plans to head over to Belfast from Aug. 2-9, to c...
June 01, 2026
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Crossing From Real Life to an Imagined One
Where the ingenious twists and turns in the plot came from, I have no idea – but about 22 years ago I began to think about writing a novel based on...
June 01, 2026
by Anne Cadwallader
Opinion
A New Look at Our Greatest Story
Storytelling is a crucial part of Irish culture, from oral histories to our playwrights and poets. But the story of the Irish diaspora is perhaps o...
June 01, 2026
by Neale Richmond
News
Ahead of NY State Comptroller Race Primary, Irish voice support for DiNapoli
More Irish Americans have been rowing in behind the campaign of NY State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli as the Democratic Primary date — 23 June — nears....
June 01, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Westmeath's march continues
Westmeath 1-31 Cavan 3-21 The Westmeath train is still on the tracks after five wins. In this Round 1 home game against Cavan at Mullingar, they se...
June 01, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Drop From a Bucket
Pic of Day: Firefighters are tackling gorse fires in the Dublin Mountains. Smoke from the fires has spread across the south of Dublin and people in...
May 29, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Poach Fish for an Easy Summer Meal
Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer, but, in my opinion, it’s also the official start of cooking easy meals with seasonal ingredient...
May 29, 2026
by Margaret M. Johnson
Irish notch up win at Aviva
We were perhaps unlucky not to qualify for next month’s World Cup, but there is no doubt that Irish soccer is in a reasonably good place right now....
May 29, 2026
by Sean Creedon
Community Features & Events
Club NY GAA to kick off on 17 June
New York GAA will officially launch a new membership initiative, Club New York GAA, at a star-studded event onn Wednesday, June 17 at Rosie O’Grady...
May 29, 2026
by Anthony Neeson