Katie Taylor is ready for her Croke Park swan song
Traditionally on the first weekend in September we used to have the All-Ireland minor and senior hurling finals at Croke Park. This weekend it’s a ...
September 03, 2026
by Sean Creedon
News
Ambassador Summoned
Pic of Day. Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov has been summoned by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs to hear of Ireland's displeasur...
September 03, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
When health & safety comes 2nd
LABOR DAY 2026 County Waterford, you’re going to need a bigger boat! Any mention of a shark bite in the media is likely to unleash the imagination....
September 03, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Opinion
KIRWAN: Back With a Bang
So the big S-word is making its unruly rounds again. The big C word – Communism - is now so retro only our president uses it. But Socialism is back...
September 03, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
News
Shoulder to Shoulder
Pic of Day: Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade ...
September 02, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Top trade union trio for Irish Labor Awards
Three of America's top labor figures will lead the guest list at the 16th annual Irish Echo Labor Awards in New York City on 18 September. Sean O'B...
September 02, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Irish women are 8% of squad players in Australian league
The Irish footprint in the AFLW is growing. A record-breaking 43 Irish women could potentially play Aussie Rules this season, continuing a trend th...
September 02, 2026
by Sean Creedon
Bazunu joins Bolton Wanderers
Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has left Southampton and joined another Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a three-year deal. The mo...
September 02, 2026
by Sean Creedon
Opinion
LETTERS: The Time is Now
Editor: Taoiseach Micheál Martin recently remarked that he “goes bananas” when members of his own party raise the question of a Border poll. But pe...
September 02, 2026
by Timothy P. Cotton
Opinion
EDIITORIAL: Andy Burnham's Table Talk
Not for the first time has a British prime minister put his foot in it when Northern Ireland is under the foot. Andy Burnham, visiting the North, i...
September 02, 2026
by Leader Column
Ireland win gold & silver medals in world rowing championships
On Sunday Ireland claimed two silver medals on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with Fiona Murtagh shining in the singl...
September 01, 2026
by Sean Creedon
McKenna vows 'war mentality'
When the final bell sounds, Saturday’s historic Croke Park event card may wistfully be remembered as Katie Taylor’s swan song after a glorious ring...
September 01, 2026
by Jay Mwamba
News
Fergus Walks On
Pic of Day: Fergus Farrell has been battling heat and a sore hip in recent days as he crosses Pennsylvania as part of his coast to coast walking od...
September 01, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
Gerry Adams: County Mayo pays tribute to the hunger strikers
THIS Sunday the National Hunger Strike Commemoration will commence at 2.30pm in Ballina, County Mayo. The event will mark 45 years since the 1981 h...
September 01, 2026
by Gerry Adams
Culture
BOOKS: Moving memoir of Gentle Giant's rise from scrappy start-up to beloved national business
Can you tell a person's future in just one encounter? Probably not, unless you're an ear-ringed gypsy fortune teller — or Larry O'Toole. For Limeri...
September 01, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir