News
Legendary Runner Ronnie Delaney Dead at 91
Photo of the Day: Irish middle distance running legend Ronnie Delaney has died at the age of 91. Delaney thrilled Ireland and shocked the running w...
March 12, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Death of Former Queens lawmaker Cathy Nolan
Catherine Nolan, a longtime Queens lawmaker and one of the most influential voices in New York State education policy, passed away on March 11, 202...
March 12, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Cleveland Parade Will Honor America 250
The Cleveland, Ohio Saint Patrick's Day Parade is set for the off on the big day itself, March 17 and its theme is one of celebrating "250 Years of...
March 11, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Galway thrash Kilkenny
Galway 0-35; Kilkenny 0-17 Not too many teams get the honor of beating a Kilkenny hurling team by 18-points - that sort of humiliation was somethin...
March 11, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Eggs Are the Answer
The Christian world is already into its third week of Lent, and for those who observe it there might be a bit of fasting involved and abstinence fr...
March 11, 2026
by Margaret M. Johnson
Opinion
Shamrock Summit
The first shamrock summit took place on a summit - literally. That would have been, as the story goes, the fifth century encounter between Saint Pa...
March 11, 2026
by Leader Column
Our Front Page
The Echo's Saint Patrick's Day edition will be out on Wednesday, March 11 and the front page is our now traditional recreation of the issue from Ma...
March 10, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Fleadh Returns
Pic of Day: COMHALTAS Ceoltóirí Éireann have confirmed Belfast will host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann again in 2027, marking the second consecutive ye...
March 09, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Hands, and Euros, Across the Border
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee, has launched what is being termed a new Strategy for the Reconciliation Fund (2026-29)...
March 09, 2026
by Irish Echo Staff
Limerick take weakened Cork
Limerick 3-19; Cork 0-20 Two things we think we know after this game played in championship fervor at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening - Cork...
March 09, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland overcome spirited Welsh
Ireland 27; Wales 17 SCORERS Ireland - Tries: Stockdale, Crowley, Conan, Osborne Cons: Crowley 2 Pen: Crowley. Wales - Tries: Carre, Botham Cons: E...
March 09, 2026
by P.J. Cunningham
News
How an illiterate Irish immigrant inspired a NY lawyer's journey to the El Paso Detention Center
When retired attorney and Vietnam veteran John J. Reilly got the call to join a group of Fordham law grads heading to the El Paso Detention Center ...
March 09, 2026
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Knights Funding Boosts Queens Parade
On Saturday, March 7, the 51st Queens County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade commenced at Rockaway Beach, defying typical Irish weather. Grand Marshal M...
March 08, 2026
by Anthony Neeson
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Andrew crisis puts focus on the failures of royalty
CURRENTLY, the British state is convulsed by allegations surrounding a member of its royal family. Norway too is in the midst of a crisis around it...
March 08, 2026
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
KIRWAN: Ah, Those Were The Days, Sort Of
I wrote my first column for the Irish Echo 18 years ago. It concerned Social Security, and how the program’s reserves would be unable to pay full b...
March 08, 2026
by Larry Kirwan