What Happened on Fifth Avenue?
Questions are being asked by some with regard to what appears to have been a confused and early ending to the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Ave...
March 18, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
Walking the Avenue, Blazing a Trail
The Fire Department of New York marching contingent invariably cuts a lively swathe up Fifth Avenue in the New York St. Patrick's Day Parade. This ...
March 18, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
Community Features & Events
For Ashling, and for Women Everywhere
The dark news ricocheted quickly throughout Ireland and across the global Irish Diaspora. On January 12 a young woman was brutally attacked and mur...
March 18, 2022
by By Paul Finnegan
Follow your passion!
It started with “Toy Story.” It was 1995 and Jordan Lawlor was just 3. “I was lucky to have my parents introduce me to the cinema at a young age,” ...
March 18, 2022
by Peter McDermott
Clare Readies To Parade
Pic of Day: Members of the County Clare Association ready themselves to march in the 260th New York St. Patrick's Day Parade Thursday. Photo by Mad...
March 18, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Biden Embraces His Irishness in White House Address
President Joe Biden hosted a St. Patrick's Day gathering at the White House Thursday. Here is an edited extract of the text of his remarks. Taoisea...
March 18, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Taoiseach Covid Positive, Isolating in D.C.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and President Joe Biden held a virtual St. Patrick's Day meeting Thursday as Mr. Martin has tested positive and is isolati...
March 17, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Joe Leads Parade One More Time
World renowned bagpiper Joe Brady will lead Thursday's New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade for his 33rd consecutive and final time. As the Regim...
March 17, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Protest Outside Russian Embassy
Pic of Day: A protestor outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin Wednesday with a pointed message for St. Patrick's Day. RollingNews.ie photo.
March 16, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Biden, Congress Host Irish Visitors
The nation's capital is rolling out the green carpet for Irish visitors. The carpet pile will be deeper, the welcome warmer against the backdrop of...
March 16, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Inwood Remembers Fallen Officers
The first annual “Inwood Remembers” event is set for Wednesday evening, March 16, after a Sunday gathering was deferred due to bad weather. Inwood ...
March 16, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Fox News Cameraman Was Irish
The Fox News cameraman killed outside Kyiv in Ukraine was an Irish citizen. Pierre Zakrzewski was killed and his colleague Benjamin Hall was wounde...
March 16, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff