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Jobs Threat
Pic of Day: Up to 500 jobs are under threat at Aer Lingus due to a planned 6% reduction in its flight capacity. The proposed flight capacity would ...
July 16, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Finding emotional credibility
You hear a lot about Orla before you see her. “When I enter, I can feel them making a snap decision,” Clare O’Malley said about the audiences for t...
July 16, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Galway tactics will be crucial in All Ireland final
Micheál Donoghue, who was manager of Galway when whey last won the MacCarthy Cup in 2017, did a brilliant job in the All-Ireland semi-final when he...
July 16, 2026
by Sean Creedon
News
Rockland GAA knocks it out of the park with annual Field Day
ORANGEBURG, N.Y. — The grounds of the Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association came alive on Saturday, July 11, as hundreds of members, families, and f...
July 16, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
De Valera's blunder ignited firestorm
A visit by Taoiseach Eamon de Valera in 1945 was one the worst and most embarrassing actions ever taken by the Irish government, and more than 80 y...
July 15, 2026
by Geoffrey Cobb
News
Peaceful Now
Photo of the Day: A warm wind and a blue sky at Last Stand Hill, Battle of the Little Bighorn (Greasy Grass to the Native American tribes) in Monta...
July 15, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
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Meet the Next Five Honorees for Irish Echo Labor Awards 2026
The Irish Echo is proud to announce the next Five Honorees for the 2026 Irish Labor Awards. The latest group represents the International Union of ...
July 15, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
EDITORIAL: In The Spirit of 'Dagger John'
County Tyrone is sometimes referred to as "the hard country." This not in the context of scenery, but in the county's role over the centuries in Ir...
July 15, 2026
by Leader Column
A brilliant career
[This article appeared in the July 8 issue of the Irish Echo] “Fly Now — Pay Later.” John Minihan liked that concept promoted by Pan Am and so he d...
July 14, 2026
by Peter McDermott
Songs rooted in the Revolution
As we all know, 2026 is the year of the semiquincentennial of the United States. Two-hundred and fifty years is a pretty sound achievement, but the...
July 14, 2026
by Daniel Neely
AFL-CIO's Sweeney honored on Field 7
John J. Sweeney, a son of immigrants from County Leitrim, started in the Bronx and rose to the heights of the AFL-CIO presidency, was honored Monda...
July 14, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Sunflower Summer
Pic of Day: It's looking like that kind of summer when the sunflowers grow so high. Strollers in the Botanic Garden in Dublin are here enjoying the...
July 14, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Project Children Film for Boston, Albany Screenings
The Project Children documentary "How To Defuse A Bomb: The Project Children Story" is lined up for screenings in the coming days in both Boston an...
July 14, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
NJ lawyer goes the distance for local Irish schools
New Jersey attorney Mike Breen will swap the courtroom for the triathlon course on Saturday to raise funds for charity Mary's Gift which supports I...
July 14, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Mayo brush Louth aside in semi, to meet Kerry in All Ireland final
Louth 0-15 Mayo 3-23 Mayo’s Awake! At Croke Park at the weekend, they stormed into another Croke Park final, making Louth’s first trip to a semifin...
July 13, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff