News
So where are we?
Pic of Day: Irish soldiers engaged in a map reading challenge in full combat gear on a warm spring day on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare. Pho...
March 23, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Parade Problems Persist in Southie
SOUTH BOSTON --- Despite monthly meetings of city officials and law enforcement agencies, coupled with outreach to area schools and colleges about ...
March 23, 2026
by Jim Smith
Brennan takes Dublin relegation in his stride
Galway 0-20 Dublin 1-15 Dublin manager Ger Brennan was philosophical about his own sending off and his team’s defeat which has led to relegation by...
March 23, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Historical Ingredients Cook Up An Historical Novel
What happens when an actual trained historian decides to use years of research as the raw material for a work of fiction? Well, for one thing, the ...
March 23, 2026
by By Terry Golway
Death of RTÉ sports broadcaster Michael Lyster, 71
One of Ireland’s most beloved sports broadcasters, Michael Lyster, has died at the age of 71. The Galway native joined RTÉ in 47 years ago and was ...
March 23, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Culture
Hitting a high note on World Down Syndrome Day
Derry-based songwriter Colm Warren has re-emerged with a new single and video aiming to speak up for families living with Down syndrome. Warren’s n...
March 20, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Welcome to Spring!
Astronomical spring officially begins on Friday at 10:46 AM eastern time (meteorological spring began on March 1). The spring equinox marks the mom...
March 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Squad named for Prague
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson named his squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia in Prague on next Thursday, M...
March 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Three Mikes and a Matt
Pic of Day: Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Congressman Mike Lawler and renowned Irish dancers Michael and Matthew Gardiner at Capitol Hill during St...
March 20, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
London civil trial against Gerry Adams withdrawn
THE civil trial in London against former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has been withdrawn. A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceed...
March 20, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
News
Maxine Linehan's 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'
Pic of Day: Maxine Linehan, the Newry-born and U.S.-based singer has just released what is being described as her "soul-bearing, emotionally-charge...
March 19, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Biden Reminds Americans of Immigrant Heritage
President Joe Biden wasn't at home in Delaware. He was in Boston. It was Saint Patrick's Day and he was talking up heritage, the bonds between Amer...
March 19, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
Relive trad craic on high seas!
It seems that special things happen every March as the wave of the St. Patrick Day season crashes over us. One of them is that this year’s TG4’s pr...
March 19, 2026
by Daniel Neely
Opinion
KIRWAN: Same Saint But Very Different Towns
When I was a boy in Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day was one of the worst days of the year. The pubs were closed and you could almost touch the gloom o...
March 19, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
Identity politics as a laughing matter
“Ulster American” is another triumph by the Irish Rep. The play comes at you from field left. We are waiting for fictional playwright Ruth Davenpor...
March 18, 2026
by Orla O'Sullivan