Closing Out the Season
The 12th day of Christmas, Jan. 6, officially marks the end of the Christmas season. In Ireland, it’s also one of the most important days on the ca...
January 04, 2022
by Margaret M. Johnson
Berkeley Balcony Collapse Survivor Dies
One of the survivors of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse in California, Aoife Beary, has died, aged 27. Beary, from Blackrock in South County Dub...
January 04, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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WATCH: British Consulate protest for Irish Language Act
A16-year block on Irish language legislation in the North of Ireland sparked a protest at the British Consulate in New York on Sunday 2 January. Or...
January 04, 2022
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Star Spangled Tenor
Pic of Day: Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns wrapped up his two-month U.S. tour at the annual "Holiday Veterans Tribute and Songs of the Season" receptio...
December 30, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Covid-19 Reaching Into 2022
Authorities at all levels and on both sides of the Atlantic are scrambling to deal with the spread of the Omicron Covid variant as 2021 gives way t...
December 30, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Lynch was Fighting 69th's 'Fr. Cyclone'
It was one of many dangerous situations chaplain Fr. Lawrence Lynch faced in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The transport ship “Elihu Tho...
December 30, 2021
by Geoffrey Cobb
State Papers Cover Peace Process
Pic of Day: The annual trove of Irish State Papers has been released to the public. This year's release covers the unusually long period of 1990 to...
December 29, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
NJ Hibernians Plan to Expand in '22
The New Jersey Ancient Order of Hibernians are proud of their accomplishments in the year about to conclude. But they are not resting on either the...
December 29, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
A tale of two cities, both New York
The times may change, but the streets of New York remain the same for the Irish Repertory Theatre’s holiday production of “The Streets of New York,...
December 29, 2021
by Kevin Phoenix
A Fatherly Trio
Pic of Day: The American Irish Association of Westchester recently held its Annual Mass of Thanksgiving and Remembrance followed by a Dinner Dance ...
December 28, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
Lovely album began as 'lockdown project'
Happy end of the year, folks! Don’t know about you, but it’s been a long one and I’m looking forward to a bunch of things, not least of which is a ...
December 28, 2021
by Daniel Neely
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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