Opinion
EDITORIAL: All Changed, Nothing Changed
The Irish Times described it as a "bombshell announcement." It certainly seemed to come out of the blue, or at least the green hue surrounding all ...
March 27, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
LETTER: NY Post Broadside on Tish James a 'Hatchet Job'
Dear Editor, I write this letter to the Irish Echo because of a lack of courtesy by the NY Post to publish my response to their hatchet job of Atto...
March 26, 2024
by Joe Crowley
Opinion
OPINION: Charting a Pathway to a United Ireland Referendum in 2030
The launch of the latest discussion paper from Ireland’s Future is a significant moment in the debate on constitutional change. "Ireland 2030" is a...
March 26, 2024
by Prof. Colin Harvey
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Disagreement should never mean that people aren't heard
IT isn’t easy speaking in public and it can be very daunting when faced by a hostile audience who are not interested in what you have to say but si...
March 25, 2024
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
KIRWAN: Ah, That Glint in Malachy's Eye
I first encountered Malachy McCourt at a sparsely attended Irish-Americans for McGovern meeting in the fall of 1972. He was accompanied by Brian He...
March 21, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Spirit of St. Patrick Battling Global Headwinds
St. Patrick's Day 2024 was an opportunity for Ireland to speak for itself and proclaim the nation's nobler virtues around the world. It's a world t...
March 20, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
O'SHEA: Ireland in the 1980s and Today
Eamon Ryan, the impressive Irish Minister for the Environment, recently bemoaned some of the political and social media commentary about the countr...
March 14, 2024
by By Gerry O'Shea
Opinion
EDITORIAL: The Right Call
Despite calls from some quarters not to travel to Washington, D.C. for St. Patrick's Day celebrations Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is doing just that thi...
March 13, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
KIRWAN: Raging to Write 'All The Rage'
One of the joys – and occasional banes – of writing a regular column is that it engages you with your readers. A recent column beginning with Frank...
March 07, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
EDITORIAL: A Priceless Heritage
As American presidents go, Joe Biden, lately guilty on all counts of having reached the age of 81, is strongly and emotionally invested in his Iris...
March 06, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
OPINION: Today's Cooper Union Summit is Direction Sign on Road to Unity
Today, Friday, the first of March, portends to be a watershed moment in the focus of Irish-America on the issue of Irish national reunification. Sp...
March 01, 2024
by Brian McCabe
Opinion
O'SHEA: The Harsh Reality of Inequality in America
The United States can be proud of its record in promoting political rights - free speech and adherence to the rule of law, which mandates treating ...
February 29, 2024
by By Gerry O'Shea