Liz McVeigh RIP
The New York and Boston Irish and Irish-American communities were shocked to learn about the death of Liz McVeigh, at a relatively young age. Liz p...
November 16, 2022
by Frank Brady
O'Rourke to fight Maier in Wantagh tomorrow
Dubliner Ryan O’Rourke, aka “The Silent Assassin,” is back States-side for a scheduled six rounder this Thursday, Nov. 17, with German Andreas “Mae...
November 16, 2022
by Jay Mwamba
Champions Kilcoo bring Ballybay back down to earth
Kilcoo 2-14; Ballybay 1-7 There are heavyweight contenders… and then there are teams like Kilcoo. Monaghan side Ballybay must have had notions afte...
November 15, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Harrington plays near flawless golf in Schwab Cup win
Padraig Harrington basically put on a clinic in winning the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by seven strokes to cap off his first full season on th...
November 14, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Power keeps his form in Mexico
Seamus Power went south of the border for this past week’s PGA Tour excursion and while he didn’t leave victorious as he did the previous week in B...
November 10, 2022
by John Manley
Atlas teaches the fundamentals
Teddy Atlas’s name has long been associated with success and excellence in “the sweet science.” One of boxing’s most respected trainers and analyst...
November 10, 2022
by Jay Mwamba
Irish-breds prominent in Breeders' Cup
There’s a reason the two-day horse racing extravaganza is called the Breeders’ Cup. And when they celebrate the role of breeders in the sport in th...
November 08, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Farrell's new Ireland hits heights vs. world champions South Africa
Ireland 19; South Africa 16 We’ve been here before – in 2018 to be precise against the All Blacks – only to flatter to deceive. This time around th...
November 07, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Nevin's Tate wins at Aqueduct
Victory in the Hudson Handicap at Aqueduct on Sunday ran My Boy Tate’s career earnings past the $800,000 mark. The 8-year-old gelding co-owned, tra...
November 04, 2022
by John Manley
Power rides wind to Bermuda victory
Seamus Power has big ambitions for the 2023 season and he got started fulfilling them with a solid victory in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship ...
November 03, 2022
by John Manley
Irish prosper at Big East race
Saturday’s Big East Cross Country Championships in Attleboro, Mass. were something of an Irish celebration of the sport. The winners of both the me...
November 01, 2022
by John Manley
Katie win sets up Serrano rematch at Croke Park
It was close as a stroll in the park for undisputed world lightweight champion Katie Taylor after her epic fight with Amanda Serrano last spring. A...
November 01, 2022
by Jay Mwamba