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A clearly delighted George Mitchell on Monday evening at the New York Athletic Club. Photo by Dominick Totino. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.c...

First Minister Arlene Foster By Anthony Neeson A senior Sinn Féin member has called on people from all sections of the community in Northern Irelan...

Richie O’Shea as pictured on his facebook page. By Irish Echo Staff Richie O’Shea, one of the most popular singers on the Irish American music scen...

The New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com A room in a fancy building, warring factions and a man with a reput...

Christy O’Connor Jr. with the British Senior Open trophy in 2000. Inpho photo. By John Manley Tributes from around the golfing and sporting world h...

Minister Charlie Flanagan speaking at the Irish Consulate Thursday morning. Photo by James Higgins. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com The Iris...

George Mitchell. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com The man who brought Northern Ireland’s bitterly divided political parties together to sign ...

The Bastion apartments in Athlone (two blocks to the left) were evacuated after electricity was disconnected as a result of the flooding River Shan...

Pier A is the venue for Thursday evening’s gathering By Irish Echo Staff Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, will be in New York ...

Thomastown, County Kilkenny was just one of many communities hard hit by Storm Frank. RollingNews.ie photo. By Irish Echo Staff At this rate they w...

Congressman Peter King is the Irish Echo Irish American of the Year for 2016 By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Congressman Peter King, whose s...

Two of the skulls used to trace the distant ancestry of the modern Irish. By Evan Short The Irish celebrate their Celtic heritage above all else, b...