Recalling a 'strong connection'
Paul Muldoon was driving along a Manhattan street one Saturday morning years ago when a yellow cab pulled out in front of him. “Very abruptly, the ...
November 13, 2025
by Peter McDermott
O'Brien memoir reveals a star who was driven to succeed
“Pass Master” by Liam O’Brien, written with Jimmy Geoghegan, is a fast-moving read of Liam’s dedicated life as a professional player from 1986 to 1...
November 13, 2025
by Joe Behan
Opinion
LETTER: An Unsurprising Silence
Dear Editor: The silence of many politicians on both sides of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland regarding the sectari...
November 13, 2025
by Raymond McCord
Opinion
KIRWAN: Setting Foot in a Very Different Ireland
“The longer you stay away, the less likely you are to go home.” That was another piece of wisdom the auld fellah imparted to me up in The Archway s...
November 13, 2025
by Larry Kirwan
Former lovers probe shared past
In the early 2000s, before I was married, I lived for five years on the Sunnyside/Woodside border with a good buddy whose mom is from Longford and ...
November 12, 2025
by Stephen Butler
Uphill battle for Republic in final WC qualification games
Irish soccer manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has defended his decision to call uncapped 26 year-old Kevin O’Toole from New York City FC into his squad ...
November 12, 2025
by Sean Creedon
News
Leaves on Water
Pic of Day: Autumn leaves rest on the tranquil water of the Grand Canal in Dublin. Photo by Leah Farrell RollingNews.ie.
November 12, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
IAUC Welcomes Dáil Unity Move
The Irish American Unity Conference has welcomed a Dáil resolution calling on the Irish government to plan and prepare for the unification of the i...
November 12, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
NO DUP Representative
The DUP did not send a representative to the inauguration of Catherine Connolly as President of Ireland. Stormont’s Deputy First Minister Emma Litt...
November 12, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
Opinion
A Recurring Inconvenience
You could take the view that the first Thanksgiving was also the moment when America - and the future United States of America - witnessed the very...
November 12, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Saluting Siobhan
Pic of Day: Siobhan Dennehy is the Executive Director of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in New York. She is also the Echo's Irish American of ...
November 11, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Hibernians Congratulate President Connolly
The Ancient Order of Hibernians have sent a message of congratulations to Ireland's new president, Catherine Connolly. In the message AOH National ...
November 11, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
A New President
Catherine Connolly is the tenth President of Ireland after being sworn into the office at a ceremony Tuesday in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle. ...
November 11, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Veterans Day Office Closing
The Irish Echo office is closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day and in honor of all our veterans. The office will reopen on W...
November 11, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Gleeson Portrays the Ups and Downs of Newspaper Editing
Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson has performed in many roles and his latest, to be seen on the NBC screening network Peacock, has him as a newspaper ed...
November 11, 2025
by By Darcie Zudell