'Rian' is a truly compelling album
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone reading this has their holiday preparation in line and is gearing up for a lovely, relaxed time with frie...
December 22, 2025
by Daniel Neely
Culture
BOOKS: From hawking penknives on streets of Manhattan to selling its most luxurious condos
Excerpt from Memoirs of a Watch Salesman: A New York Real Estate Story Everyone’s got a story. This is mine — a true rags-to-riches story that star...
December 22, 2025
by Joseph Aquino
Loughrea's victory dented by late dismissal of young star
Loughrea (Galway) 2-22; Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-15 Loughrea may have fallen at this stage to eventual All Ireland champs Na Fianna of Dublin in last ...
December 22, 2025
by P.J. Cunningham
News
Roll in the Barrel
Pic of Day: A Dublin barman rolls in a barrel of Guinness into the Old Stand Pub to keep customers happy over the festive season. Photo by Eamonn F...
December 22, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Hibernians Condemn Diversity Visa Suspension
The Ancient Order of Hibernians has expressed its concern over the suspension of the DV1 Diversity Visa program, this after a man - a Portuguese na...
December 22, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon
Ballygunner's 2nd-half showing blows away St. Martin's in semi
Ballygunner (Waterford) 0-19; St Martin’s (Wexford) 0-10 More so than ever at this time of the year, it is often a case of the old dog for the hard...
December 22, 2025
by P.J. Cunningham
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Kenova Report revelations come as no big surprise
THE Kenova Report adds further substance to the litany of existing reports that over several decades have exposed the extent of British state parti...
December 22, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Fair wind behind inaugural Irish Maritime Awards
The Irish Echo is setting sail on a new journey with the first-ever Irish Maritime Awards earmarked for New York in May 2026. Guest speaker at the ...
December 20, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Happy Holiday Salads
We all can probably agree that counting calories is not a holiday activity. A brisk walk after dinner or a game of touch football, sure, but declin...
December 19, 2025
by Margaret M. Johnson
Family's turkey season work was worth it
Each year Mam reared about 80 turkeys for the Christmas market and to give as gifts. The birds she sold produced a little wave of money that would ...
December 19, 2025
by Tom Phelan
News
Connolly Hosts Thurnberg
Pic of Day: President Catherine Connolly met with Swedish activist Greta Thurnberg in Áras an Uachtaráin. Photo by Tony Maxwell via RollingNews.ie.
December 19, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Diversity Visa Lottery Suspended
The Trump administration has suspended the Diversity Visa lottery program in the aftermath of the Brown University and MIT shootings. The Washingto...
December 19, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon
Women footballers head for Australia
The exodus of top women footballers to Aussie Rules continues with another quartet signing for Australian clubs last week. Geelong Cats have signed...
December 18, 2025
by Sean Creedon
O'Connor's 'The Ghosts of Rome' named Irish Book of 2025
Joseph O’Connor’s “The Ghosts of Rome,” the second in a planned World War II-set trilogy, has been named An Post Irish Book of the Year. The first ...
December 18, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Partial Arming
Pic of Day. Most Gardai are unarmed on the beat but some will now be equipped with Tasers. An Garda Síochána has launched a pilot program deploying...
December 18, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff