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One of America’s most respected labor figures, John Samuelsen, International President of transit workers union TWU, has been named as recipient of...

Bernard J. McNamara. By Ray O’Hanlon It was awarded an ocean away, lost on the other side of a river, found and returned to a Bronx family that inc...

James Brokenshire By James Brokenshire Northern Ireland and the United States have a very special relationship. It’s almost 20 years since the Belf...

Congressman Richard Neal delivering the eulogy at today’s memorial gathering for Martin McGuinness on Capitol Hill By Anthony Neeson Sinn Féin Pres...

In the proposed form for the 2020 U.S. census “Irish” has its own box while a space below could be used to add in another origin such as Scottish, ...

The late Martin McGuinness By Irish Echo Staff Martin McGuinness was remembered at a Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan back on April 24....

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson By Ray O’Hanlon Irish America’s tail is up over Brexit. Following the call by the Ancient Order of Hibernians for ...

St. Veronica’s Church on Christopher Street. PHOTOS BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott The parish newsletter of April 30 contained some shocking...

Congressman Peter King has condemned burning of McGuinness effigy By Irish Echo Staff A leading Irish American member of Congress has condemned as ...

Richard V Spencer. Center for a New American Security photo By Ray O’Hanlon The campaign to have the name of Vietnam War hero and Mayo native Patri...

Congressman Brendan Boyle By Ray O’Hanlon One is a possible future Speaker of the House of Representatives. The other is a rising star on Capitol H...

Some good deeds are actually rightly rewarded. New York State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, is clearly delighted after being presented with an honorar...