Smyrl has been a leader in Irish genealogy for more than 30 years
Eileen O’Byrne was known sometimes in conversation “to get the wrong end of the stick.” But it was a lucky day for Steven Smyrl that she did the fi...
March 24, 2023
by Peter McDermott
Welcome to Spring!
Spring officially began this year on Monday, March 20, at 5:24 p.m. EDT. The spring equinox marks the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator,...
March 23, 2023
by Margaret M. Johnson
6-hour show at NY Irish Center highlights many shades of talent
Six straight hours of performances at the New York Irish Center’s “40 Shades of Green” concert on St. Patrick’s Day concluded with the McKenna Clan...
March 22, 2023
by Orla O'Sullivan
NYC fundraiser for RTÉ trad radio star Mac Aodha Bhuí
I hope all our readers had a safe and enjoyable St. Patrick’s Day season! The reports I’ve heard have all suggested a civility that’s a bit unusual...
March 20, 2023
by Daniel Neely
1916 leader Ceannt's uilleann pipes for Connacht Fleadh
The Jackie Clarke Collection has secured the loan of 1916 Proclamation signatory Eamonn Ceannt’s set of uilleann pipes for the Connacht Fleadh in B...
March 16, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
A family at war
“What a life! What a character!” These were Harry Martin’s thoughts as he listened to Cormac O’Malley speak one evening about his father. That nigh...
March 16, 2023
by Peter McDermott
CBOI at Carnegie Hall
The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland, which has been promoting peace since 1995, will again grace the Carnegie Hall stage Friday evening, March 17...
March 16, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
A great David McCullough story the famed author didn't tell us
On August 7, 2022, a story about the death of a storyteller was national news. David McCullough who had celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday a mont...
March 15, 2023
by Jim McNiff
Bono's memoir 'Surrender' is spiritual, refreshingly honest
If you are Irish, or Irish American, and came of age in the late 1970s, U2 has a special place in your heart. Bono, U2’s lead singer, has just publ...
March 14, 2023
by Geoffrey Cobb
Gradam Ceoil awardees for 2023 are a stellar group
If it’s the third week in March it means that the Saint Patrick season is once again upon us! It’s the time of year when our traditional musicians ...
March 13, 2023
by Daniel Neely
Minister joins Sunnyside parade
At the 23rd Annual St. Pat’s for All Parade 6 March Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth,...
March 10, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
Desserts for St. Patrick's Celebrations
It may be a cliché, but everyone really is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! Aran knits, tweed caps, shamrock-emblazoned scarves, and any apparel with ev...
March 09, 2023
by Margaret M. Johnson