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Legendary Runner Ronnie Delaney Dead at 91
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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...
Death of Former Queens lawmaker Cathy Nolan
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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...
Cleveland Parade Will Honor America 250
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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...
Galway thrash Kilkenny 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...
Eggs Are the Answer 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...
Shamrock Summit
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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...
Our Front Page 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...
Fleadh Returns
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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...
Hands, and Euros, Across the Border
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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)...
Limerick take weakened Cork 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...
Ireland overcome spirited Welsh 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...
How an illiterate Irish immigrant inspired a NY lawyer's journey to the El Paso Detention Center
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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 ...
Knights Funding Boosts Queens Parade
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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...
GERRY ADAMS: Andrew crisis puts focus on the failures of royalty
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...
KIRWAN: Ah, Those Were The Days, Sort Of
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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...





 



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