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O’Lunney to be honored Friday
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O’Lunney to be honored Friday
Hugh O’Lunney (second from right) is pictured at a 1916 Societies event in New York. Pictured (l-r) are: Kevin Martin (National Finance Officer, 19...
All aboard to save ‘Quiet Man’ station
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All aboard to save ‘Quiet Man’ station
Ballyglunin Railway Station is in need of urgent repairs By Ray O’Hanlon To the legions of fans of “The Quiet Man,” John Wayne will always be looki...
Caucus moves fast in the face of ‘mac attack’
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Caucus moves fast in the face of ‘mac attack’
Rep. Jeb Hensarling By Ray O’Hanlon The existence of the MacBride Principles owe much to the actions of mom and pop shareholders calling big corpor...
Varadkar eyes top job but not an election
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Varadkar eyes top job but not an election
Leo Varadkar. RollingNews.ie photo By Evan Short Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar has quelled speculation that Ireland could be facing into a general elect...
Tough choices to be made
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Tough choices to be made
Gerry Adams speaking in Carrickmore, County Tyrone, on Easter Sunday By Gerry Adams All across the island of Ireland, and in faraway locations in t...
The Irish were the first targets of deportation
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The Irish were the first targets of deportation
By Hidetaka Hirota President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend immigration from predominantly Muslim countries and the recent series of rai...
North voters get another summons
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North voters get another summons
Theresa May in Dublin at the end of January By Anthony Neeson Northern Ireland will be heading to the polls for the fourth time in a year and the f...
Remembering the Rising
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Remembering the Rising
President Michael D Higgins lays a wreath outside the GPO in Dublin on Easter Sunday. The wreath laying was part of the 101st anniversary commemora...
Rory Staunton’s legacy is the gift of life
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Rory Staunton’s legacy is the gift of life
Rory Staunton at age 11 By Ray O’Hanlon Five years after his tragic death as a result of sepsis, the name of Rory Staunton has not faded from publi...
Ambassador Dan Rooney dead at 84
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Ambassador Dan Rooney dead at 84
Ambassador Dan Rooney By Ray O’Hanlon Dan Rooney, a champion of Irish causes, former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and chairman of the Pittsburgh Stee...
America’s role will be examined in Bronx gathering
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America’s role will be examined in Bronx gathering
Dr. Ruan O’Donnell speaking to Rockland County Hibernians last year. By Irish Echo Staff Would there have been a 1916 Rising without Irish exiles d...
A transatlantic salute to Mayo Marine
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A transatlantic salute to Mayo Marine
The march from the church to the cemetery was led by active service U.S. Marines and also retired USMC Brigadier General Michael Neil (center) who,...

 

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