Opinion
EDITORIAL: No Irish Spring
"The list of potential tripwires to disaster was lengthy and, to Martin’s officials, terrifying. I have never seen such obvious stress as I saw on ...
March 26, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
OPINION: Time to make St Patrick's Day a public holiday in the North of Ireland
This editorial was first published in the Andersonstown News, our sister paper in the North of Ireland where St Patrick's Day is not a public holid...
March 23, 2025
by The Editor, Andersonstown News
Opinion
KIRWAN: Danger Crossing an Asphalt Canal
Canal Street in Lower Manhattan runs just over a mile from East Broadway to West Street. It’s big, broad and bustling and many the famous person fr...
March 20, 2025
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
LETTER: No Room For Hedging
Editor: At the Irish Echo-supported HEAL Palestine fundraiser on Feb. 26, many longtime supporters of Irish freedom were there. Of course, our comm...
March 19, 2025
by John Francis Mulligan
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Bad Hand Well Enough Played
Taoiseach Micheál Martin came and went. On his own steam. He duly delivered the bowl of shamrock and could probably pat himself on the back for avo...
March 19, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Belfast gets ready to welcome the world
IT has been a very busy and eventful couple of weeks for all of those who speak and enjoy the Irish language and who have campaigned for decades ag...
March 18, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
Opinion: Why, this St. Patrick's Day, I'm urging President Trump to appoint an N.I. Envoy
This year, as we mark the 101st anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Ireland, we celebrate a partnersh...
March 15, 2025
by Rep. Mike Lawler
Opinion
Opinion: Honoring the Legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
It has been nearly five years since Quinnipiac University closed Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum for unclear reasons. The art collection remains shut...
March 13, 2025
by Fintan O'Toole
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Any Room For A Saint?
"The United States and Ireland also enjoy a long friendship strengthened by economic ties, a shared commitment to democracy, and the timeless value...
March 12, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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LETTER: Upended Beyond Belief
Editor: The relationship between the United States and its traditional partners has been upended beyond belief. There is no understanding the logic...
March 12, 2025
by James P. Kelly
Opinion
KIRWAN: A Standout Among Irish-American Women
Who was the most successful Irish-American woman? In my book, she was a fugitive, a prisoner, vivacious, beloved, despised, and competitive. She co...
March 06, 2025
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Bowl Of Auld....
It could be a bowl of comfort in a sea of troubles. Then again.... With the Oval Office all of a sudden looking more like a ring, or an octagon, al...
March 05, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
