Community Features & Events
Tale of a Lady, Tale of Galway
I spin the cool silver around my finger, running my thumb over the design I know by heart. Looking at my hand, I let my eyes trace over the image o...
March 16, 2022
by By Jennifer Deibel
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All aboard for return of in-person Irish Echo arts awards gala
The only arts awards event in all of Irish America is back — with a determination to celebrate the very best of Irish arts and culture on the other...
March 13, 2022
by Anthony Neeson
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2022 Irish 40 under 40
The Irish Echo's 15th annual Irish Top 40 Under 40 Awards, took place on Friday, February 25, 2022.
This hugely popular event is a celebration of Irish and Irish Americans who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of work before reaching the age of forty.
March 07, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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DEIRDRE FEERICK: On the frontlines of labor fight for respect and dignity
Deirdre Feerick grew up on the Sunnyside/Long Island City border, “with a lot of people who were members of unions who fought really hard over the ...
March 04, 2022
by Peter Nolan
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Irish language is no problem for Houston students
In a city forever associated with the space program, the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies at the University of St Thomas in Houston, TX, c...
March 03, 2022
by Aileen Gorman-Leong in Philadelphia
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CHICAGO CALLING: His career at a dead end, Irish centre dynamo 'Geno' Cooney found a new life as a funeral director
“Ya can’t get to heaven, unless you go to Cooney’s!” So they said about Cooney Funeral Home in the old Chicago Irish neighborhood of St. Andrew’s p...
March 03, 2022
by Mike Houlihan
IRISH 40 UNDER 40: Mindset is key to competing
“Belfast has a certain swagger.” That’s the view of Ballyhegan, Co. Armagh, native Gavan Corr, the managing partner of Qarik Group in New York. The...
February 26, 2022
by Peter McDermott
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An Expanded Family's Expansive Legacy
Five years have passed since the death of the inspirational Detective Steven McDonald. Yet in contemplating Steven and his inspirational legacy, it...
January 20, 2022
by Brian McCabe
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Tapping Into C.J. Haughey's Extraordinary Life
My new, explosive, book on former taoiseach Charles Haughey, the most controversial and fascinating Irish politician of the last century, claims he...
January 19, 2022
by By Kevin O'Connor
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Twin Cities Irish hub unveils virtual college winter program
Celtic Junction Arts Center has taken the wraps off its winter program for the Irish College of Minnesota. Fifteen online classes will take place o...
January 14, 2022
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
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NY State Trooper to be honored as Irish Law & Order Leader of Year at 2022 awards
The long-serving President of the New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Fund is to honored as the Irish Law and Order Leader of the Year at nex...
December 27, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Groundbreaking MIT link-up will bring Europe's young geniuses to Gaeltacht
In a big win for Irish tech, the prestigious MIT Innovators Under 35 Europe — showcasing Europe’s most brilliant young minds — is heading for Co Do...
December 21, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff