News
Campfire Champion: Iona Pres inspired by hurling legend Cody
As he prepares to welcome the Big Irish Campfire onto his New Rochelle, NY, campus, Iona University President Séamus Carey has a lot to be proud of...
July 27, 2022
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Atlanta to go green for annual IrishFest
Legendary Irish bands Altán and Lúnasa will top the bill at the 10th annual IrishFest Atlanta in November. This year’s event will be a two-day aff...
July 27, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Pictures In The Window
Pic of Day: Paintings of David Trimble and John Hume in the Balla Bán Art Gallery in Dublin. They are works by County Down artist William Mulhall. ...
July 27, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Trimble: 'leader of courage and vision'
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has described David Trimble, who passed away on Monday at age 77, as a “leader of courage and vision.” Former Ul...
July 26, 2022
by Anthony Neeson
Community Features & Events
Emerald Societies represent best of Irish wherever green is worn
It was during the 1950s that the movement for Emerald Societies took hold with the formation of the NYPD Emerald Society (Police Department, City o...
July 26, 2022
by Brian John Sharkey
News
Chicago Calling: Irish Queen policing mean streets of Windy City
Chicago cops are an endangered species. They’re overworked and under-staffed. This city is a cauldron of violence. Nobody seems to be on your side,...
July 26, 2022
by Mike Houlihan
Kyleigh Wins and Qualifies
Pic of Day: Kyleigh O’Keefe recently triumphed in the North American Irish Dance National Championship for girls under 13. With the win she is qual...
July 25, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Aer Lingus To Answer For Air Chaos
There were further Aer Lingus flights from the U.S. to Dublin cancelled at the weekend. On Sunday, July 24, flights from Washington, Philadelphia a...
July 25, 2022
by Anthony Neeson
Well done, lads!
Pic of the Day: Sarah Casey, Meseret O’Brien and Sean Casey were among those who turned out for the official Tralee homecoming for Kerry’s All Irel...
July 25, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Pragmatic Kerry get better of hardworking Galway in final
Kerry 0-20; Galway 0-16 Races are won at the end, not the start and Kerry proved that on Sunday before a packed house in sweltering Croke Park. A g...
July 25, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
A First Glimpse
This low resolution photo doesn't give much away at first glance. But there's much in it for it is the first glimpse of the USS Patrick Gallagher t...
July 25, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
Christmas in July, Part 2: Sneak Peak at Holiday Recipes
Let me be the first to remind you that, depending on when you read this, there are about 156 days until Christmas! Shocking, I know, but you can ge...
July 22, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson