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Leo Varadkar By Irish Echo Staff Leo Varadkar has been elected the new leader of Fine Gael. In all likelihood, the man whose father is from Mumbai,...

JFK during his first election campaign in 1946 with his father Joseph Kennedy and his maternal grandfather John Fitzgerald, the former mayor of Bos...

Brian Fahy and Dr. Johanna Clancy, directors of the Celtic Irish American Academy with Minister for the Diaspora , Joe McHugh, at the recent Global...

Rowan Gillespie’s “Famine.” By Gerry Adams At the start of most weeks in Dublin I drive through the Port Tunnel on the way to Leinster House. As we...

Simon Coveney (left) and Leo Varadkar at their leadership debate. RollingNews.ie photo. By Evan Short Voting is underway to elect the new leader of...

President Kennedy By Michael Quinlin John F. Kennedy has an everlasting presence in Massachusetts. The nation’s 35th president and native son has b...

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor By Evan Short Ireland is heading towards full employment, according to the Republic’s Irish jobs minister. Nearly 7...

Ultra runner Tom McGrath is about to hit the road again – this time with his autobiographical book as pacemaker. By Jared Beasley We don't always g...

Enda Kenny attaches a pin to Leo Varadkar’s lapel as Simon Coveney looks on. RollingNews.ie photo. By Evan Short It’s a two horse race this week to...

Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan speaking to reporters today about the Manchester suicide bombing. RollingNews.ie photo. By Ray O’Hanlon “St...

John Burke arriving at Shannon with his wife, Aoibhín, who had boarded the aircraft to greet him. Photo by Arthur Ellis Photography. By Irish Echo ...

Garda Adrian Donohoe By Irish Echo Staff The chief suspect in the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe is in custody here in the U.S. and is facing depor...