In 1963 I was a freshman at the venerable Mt. Carmel High School on the Southside of Chicago. Sitting across the aisle from me was a kid named Tomm...

Irish Americans have been rallying to the Echo call for public endorsement of New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli as he faces into a crucial De...

Jim Lowney, for many years both a columnist and reporter for the Irish Echo, has died. Lowney, who lived in New Jersey, was 85. His wake will be on...

Irish Americans have been rallying to the Echo call for public endorsement of New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli as he faces into a crucial De...

Jim Lowney, for many years both a columnist and reporter for the Irish Echo, has died. Lowney, who lived in New Jersey, was 85. His wake will be on...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians has written to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee urging the United States to address the killing of a Catholi...

As another Irish-American Heritage month nears completion, it’s a good time to remember Terry Golway’s comment that the “three pillars of Irish pow...

A few days ago Saint Patrick's Day was celebrated from coast to coast. The day that's in it is a gift from Ireland, more specifically immigrants wh...

When I was a boy in Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day was one of the worst days of the year. The pubs were closed and you could almost touch the gloom o...

The Irish-American Heritage Month Celebration Salon greeted salon-goers on a warm 70 degree night, with outdoor diners enjoying the uncharacteristi...

Journalist Nicholas von Hoffman recalled in his book “Radical” that he and Cesar Chavez were recruited on the same day to work for the Industrial A...

In 1963 I was a freshman at the venerable Mt. Carmel High School on the Southside of Chicago. Sitting across the aisle from me was a kid named Tomm...

The third annual Irish Roundtable in the Valley, which brings together tech leaders across Ireland with their Irish American counterparts, schedule...

Over 275 guests turned out for the Knights of Saint Patrick annual Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon on March 17 at the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue in ...

A huge overhand right in the third and final stanza by the nationally ranked Carmine Gentile ended Timmy Egan’s run in the MSG Ring Masters’ 165-po...

Connacht 26 Ulster 19 What’s seldom is indeed wonderful! Just ask Connacht Head Coach Stuart Lancaster who was beside himself with glee after his c...