Community Features & Events

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 ...

Are we there yet? This was no impatient kid in the back seat of a car. And if only we had a car – like the one that had just passed us by while cli...

By Dominic MacSorley As an Irish person who has adopted the United States as his home away from home, I am probably more in tune with the echoes of...

There may well be mice living in the nooks and crannies of Croke Park. But they won’t be wearing GAA jerseys. The mice who inhabit the pages of the...

It was 1.15 in the afternoon. My wife issued the order of the day. If we get split up, meet in the cafeteria at 3. Three, I thought. Sure we’ll be ...

Long-serving veteran Command Sergeant Major Tom Fitzsimmons was the Guest of Honor at the recent Makin Day Dinner, the annual celebration held by t...

How do we know if we’re in the middle of a personal, emotional, and spiritual crisis in our lives? You’re a 16-year-old at Marist High School in 19...