Community Features & Events
Heroes saluted at Echo gala in 'Capital of Irish America'
A full house raised glasses high to standout community ambassadors at the second annual Heroes of Irish America gala in Buffalo, NY last night. Amo...
May 17, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Chicago Calling: Tommy Finnegan and the Beatles of the Bagpipes
Tommy Finnegan is the son of a Chicago Firefighter and has been playing the pipes in The Shannon Rovers Pipe Band for 27 years. He sez, “I’m not mu...
May 08, 2025
by Mike Houlihan
Community Features & Events
Suffolk Police Emeralds gather to honor Irishman of the Year
Members of the Suffolk County Police Officers Emerald Society gathered at the East Wind of Wading River in Suffolk County, NY on April 10 for their...
April 23, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
Culture
BOOKS: Buffalo's Eternal Emerald Thread
Ahead of the Heroes of Irish America Awards in Buffalo, NY, author Tim Bohen reflects on the city's storied Irish links. Irish immigrants flocked t...
April 23, 2025
by Tim Bohen
Community Features & Events
Take a bow: We name ten more honorees for Buffalo Irish Heroes Gala
A Buffalo native who founded Sulivan's Brewing Company in Co Kilkenny — with ambitions to make it "Ireland's great next export" — is to be honored ...
April 22, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
We Name First Ten Honorees for Heroes Gala in Buffalo, NY
The Irish Echo is today naming the first ten honourees who will be recognized at the Heroes of Irish America gala in Buffalo, NY on Friday 16 May. ...
April 08, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
News
America's most beautiful Irish center is about to become even more beautiful
Universally regarded as the most beautiful Irish Center in America, the former St Dominic's Church in Portland, Maine is about to become even more ...
April 05, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Community Features & Events
Schott on target with theatre venue for Restaurant Guys podcast (but a few more Irish in audience would be icing on cake)
New Brunswick, NJ has long been acknowledged as the fastest-growing and most dynamic city in the Garden State but of late it's also been recognised...
April 04, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Culture
F. Scott Fitzgerald and all that jazz centerstage in Twin Cities for Great Gatsby centenary
In honor of the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, the Celtic Junction Arts Center is presenting an event series exploring the legacy of F. Sco...
April 02, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
Knights Hosted Harris at Annual St Patrick's Luncheon
The Knights of Saint Patrick held their annual Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon on March 17 at the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The prest...
March 31, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
174 and counting for San Francisco St Pat's Parade
The United Irish Cultural Center joined local organizations, cultural groups, and artists to share stories through music, dance, and visual art in ...
March 20, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Knights boost parades with grand total of $60k
The New York City Knights of Saint Patrick has donated grants amounting to $60,000 this year to support Irish cultural initiatives throughout Downs...
March 18, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
