Opinion

An outsider looking at Ireland’s hundred years of independence would surely be astonished by the gradual transition from rags to riches. The countr...

I'm proud to be joining Eugene O'Flaherty and John Donovan of Boston as a founding partner of the North Ireland Growth Fund which is raising $100m ...

In Greek mythology the River Lethe was deemed very important because those who drank from it in the underworld experienced complete forgetfulness a...

2022 was an interesting year politically, particularly around the changing attitudes about the relationship between the different parts of the "Uni...

The Irish Echo is ninety five years on the job this year. The precise birthday will be in October, 2023. But why wait? Charles F. Connolly launched...

Whenever I go back home I always keep a weather eye open for the hidden Ireland. Alas, I rarely catch a glimpse of this roiling presence in modern ...

When I arrived at Glór Na Móna last week for the launch of The Black Mountain Rewilding Project the place was packed. Tommy Morgan started the even...

Looking back at 2022 there is much to be thankful for, much to be concerned about, yet reason for hope. Here, in the words of two presidents, Joe B...

It is incredible that Argentina won, again, the World Cup, as on previous occasions in 1978 and 1986. We are all pleased about this. Today there ar...

Beannachtaí daoibhse go leir. Have a great Christmas dear readers. Thanks and benedictions also to the Belfast Media Group team. Christmas can be a...

A year ago there was an expectation that Christmas 2021 would be more "normal" than Christmas 2020. And in significant ways it was. Many here in th...

The Ghost of Christmas Past seems to be ever present this time of year – particularly for immigrants. Think of it, do you fixate on home around St....