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Orlaith Staunton By Irish Echo Staff Orlaith Staunton’s work for the foundation named after her son Rory has inspired countless people. Now she is ...

A “fiver” isn’t lately what it was By Anthony Neeson Prices are set to rise in Northern Ireland as the fall-out from Brexit rumbles on. Food manufa...

The pipe stem with "Derry" inscribed on it. By Ray O’Hanlon Forget about the pipes doing the calling to Danny Boy. This time the pipe is being call...

Barry Andrews in Syria in 2013. By Ray O’Hanlon Irish aid agency GOAL has been plunged into crisis amid an investigation by U.S. authorities and th...

When it comes to bringing aid and comfort, you can’t beat a teddy bear. By Ray O’Hanlon I have never met these girls. I only know that they have be...

Honoree Dan Dennehy By Ray O’Hanlon Often forgotten, still here, never certain of always being here, the “deportees” are included in the list of ho...

Grand Marshal for 2017, Michael Dowling. By Irish Echo Staff Limerick native Michael Dowling is the Grand Marshal for the 2017 New York St. Patrick...

Kaine and Pence in their vice presidential debate Tuesday night By Ray O’Hanlon With just about a month to go before the presidential election, the...

Aisling Irish Center Executive Director, Orla Kelleher, and Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan. By Patrice Brady Whether you are just of the p...

Jamie Dornan in “Siege of Jadotville.” By Ray O’Hanlon It was filed away, brushed under the carpet and largely forgotten. But Jadotville refused to...

The surviving 1929 Irish Echo By Irish Echo Staff For years, indeed decades, the precise date of the first issue of the Irish Echo was a mystery. T...

Gerry Adams By Anthony Neeson Gerry Adams is suing the BBC for libel on the back of an allegation made in last week’s Spotlight program on IRA spie...