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Varadkar appoints Coveney to Tánaiste post
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Varadkar appoints Coveney to Tánaiste post
Minister Simon Coveney was in the U.S. earlier in the year and is here speaking at the Irish Embassy in Washington. By Irish Echo Staff Taoiseach L...
Tom McGrath readies for a new mega run
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Tom McGrath readies for a new mega run
Tom McGrath is warming up to run from Boston to New York By Ray O’Hanlon The weather is cooler. It could be his native Fermanagh. So it’s time for ...
Irish America’s story and today’s immigrant crisis
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Irish America’s story and today’s immigrant crisis
In this 1882 Puck illustration, the Irish immigrant is causing all the trouble in “Uncle Sam’s Boarding House.” U.S. Library of Congress Prints and...
On Europe’s edge, now front and center
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On Europe’s edge, now front and center
The Irish Sea from space. NASA photo. By Evan Short It was an issue that sat under the radar during most of the Brexit negotiations between the EU ...
Kathleen Rice weighs in behind Gallagher ship petition
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Kathleen Rice weighs in behind Gallagher ship petition
Congresswoman Kathleen Rice By Ray O’Hanlon Chalk up another member of Congress supporting the naming of a U.S. Navy destroyer after Vietnam War he...
JFK’s Murder: 31,344 Documents and Counting
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JFK’s Murder: 31,344 Documents and Counting
President Kennedy By Dr. James Kelleher And the documents just keep on coming as the National Archives in College Park, Maryland released another 1...
Hardening of positions risks a hard border
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Hardening of positions risks a hard border
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and his British counterpart Boris Johnson in Dublin last week. RollingNews.ie photo. By Anthony Neeson...
Adams to relinquish presidency next year
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Adams to relinquish presidency next year
Gerry Adams salutes his Ard Fheis audience. RollingNews.ie photo. By Evan Short Gerry Adams will stand down as Sinn Féin president in 2018. Mr. Ada...
On Brexit, young Irish border farmer speaks for many
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On Brexit, young Irish border farmer speaks for many
Colm Connolly with packets of his Rucksnacks. By Ray O’Hanlon Colm Connolly’s cows are Irish. And European. Right now they share their cow version ...
Donohoe focuses on Brexit in Brookings speech
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Donohoe focuses on Brexit in Brookings speech
Minister Paschal Donohoe. RollingNews.ie photo By Irish Echo Staff The overarching challenge for Ireland today is Brexit. So said Ireland’s Ireland...
In Boston, building bridges over uncertain waters
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In Boston, building bridges over uncertain waters
The Seaport Hotel, venue for the Golden Bridges conference By Irish Echo Staff The old saying that this is a time of flux has never been more the c...
Geldof rages, mayor cites irony
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Geldof rages, mayor cites irony
Bob Geldof at City Hall in Dublin with his Freedom of the City scroll. RollingNews.ie photo. By Evan Short Bob Geldof has been accused of hypocrisy...

 

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