Celebrating Samhain in NYC
Samhain, the Celtic New Year, is our favorite holiday. Back when Maura taught Irish language classes, she would challenge my students to find a cha...
November 14, 2025
by Maureen Mulligan and Karen Daly
News
GOAL!
Pic of Day: Ireland’s Troy Parrott celebrates after scoring the Republic of Ireland's second goal against Portugal at the Aviva Stadium Thursday ni...
November 14, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
IAC honor Conan, raise $3.8m
Irish Arts Center honored the Emmy-winning comedian Conan O’Brien and Chairman and CEO of Amgen Robert Bradway on last Friday night at their 26th A...
November 14, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Burke to face Georgian Nov. 22
Georgian-born Avtandil Khurtsidze, a former IBO and WBO interim middleweight champion with a 34-2-3 [23 KO] record is hard-hitting Galwayman Harley...
November 14, 2025
by Jay Mwamba
Irish set up Sunday decider
The Republic of Ireland beat Portugal at the Aviva Stadium Thursday evening to set up a qualification decider against Hungary in Budapest on Sunday...
November 13, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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