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Jack Irwin By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com John “Jack” Irwin, who for many years was a potent symbol of Hibernian tradition and Irish Americ...

Ian McCormack gives a thumbs up when he met up with the FDNY Gaelic Football Team at the Irish Consulate. Also pictured, on right, Consul General B...

By Irish Echo Staff “The Bloody Irish! Songs of the 1916 Rising” will have its world premiere on PBS stations this Saturday (check local listings)....

John Devoy. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS By Ray O'Hanlon John Devoy spent the most productive years of his life in New York City but his life began in bucol...

Congressman Paul Ryan meeting Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan in Washington. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com He has met with...

Minister Charlie Flanagan meeting Congressman James Sensenbrenner during the former’s recent visit to Washington, D.C. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@iri...

By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com John Devoy and Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa have been gone from us a long time, but they continue to fascinate h...

Shane Long (in green) scores for Ireland against Germany at the Aviva Stadium. DONALL FARMER/INPHO By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com Supe...

The drill machine atop the spot believed to be the mass grave By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com It’s not so much down to the wire as down into...

Perhaps there was serendipity involved in meeting with Dr. Geeta Mehta last week. As I dodge several street closures to meet her, New York City is ...

Rep. Jason Chaffetz. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com House Republicans are tomorrow gathering to choose a new leadership and a candidate for...

By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com More than a century after his passing, the resting place of Fenian Martin Hogan will at last be marked by a ...