Community Features & Events

“The plumber protects the health of our nation.” Albert Einstein 1954. Hizzoner Mayor Richard J. Daley asked his childhood friend Stephen Bailey, B...

They met “40 something” years ago, Rigoerto Torres told me, speaking of himself and his partner in art John Ahearn, while we chatted one recent aft...

The story of Sean Quinn is a story about the Border and its people. I was born in Enniskillen and, living in the shadow of the industrial complex t...

Attorney, lobbyist, political aide to Chuck Schumer, former political candidate, author, adjunct faculty member at his alma mater Canisius College,...

Fans of “Derry Girls”, the hilarious TV show out of the North of Ireland that ran for years with the wacky antics of a group of Catholic school gir...

After 15 years working in New York to bring investment to Northern Ireland, Andrea Haughian stepped up to the top job with Invest Northern Ireland ...

Jim O’Shea is a Quixotic inspiration, even more so because he is a septuagenarian. A long-time Managing Editor at The Chicago Tribune and later the...

Irish arts fans across America are being urged to get their nominations in now for the Irish Echo Arts Awards which will take place in Buffalo, New...

Springfield, MA has been called the City of Firsts for its many innovations and for its proud Irish American community the city really is first amo...

In retrospect, it’s easy to see the hand of God working in our lives. James “Duke” Lynch grew up in St. Philip Neri parish in Chicago. He earned th...

There’s always been a rich history of Irish culture and language in the Golden City and that legacy is fuelling a revival today of interest in An G...

After years spent in the background of politics, both local and national, when Julie Roche decided to step forward and run for City Council in her ...