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By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com No matter how many years have passed, Eamonn Coghlan and the Millrose Games remain synonymous. The Dublin mi...

Jacqueline Kealy, John McConnell and Brona Crehan in “Pillow on the Stairs” at the Cell Theatre this month. [Click on image for larger view.] PHOTO...

Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott Lyndon Johnson with Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders in 1964. [Click on image for large...

“Breezy Point” by Lisa O’Donnell, 2014, oil on board, 48 inches x 36 inches [Click on image for larger view.] Clifden, Co. Galway, artist Lisa O’Do...

By Irish Echo Staff letters@irishecho.com The Irish American community in New Orleans is rallying to the aid of Brian Hanrahan, the Limerick-based ...

Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott President de Gaulle on a visit to West Germany in May 1962. [GERMAN FEDERAL ARCHIVES] A lot of newsprint was...

You can never talk enough about New York or hear enough about it. So, no surprise, there’s a new radio show broadcasting weekly from this week and ...

By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishercho.com It opened doors but also closed them. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was passed by Congress an...

Dr. Desmond O’Neill, of Trinity College Dublin, was presented with the Joseph T. Freeman Award at the 67th annual scientific meeting of the Geronto...

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli followed up his triumphant Nov. 4 electoral performance with the most intensive visit yet by a state comptr...

(Gregory Harrington photo from Daniel D'Ottavio) By Áine Ní Shionnaigh Despite being tightly huddled inside a grey hoodie, Gregory Harrington still...

Today we stand together. Family members and close friends, each with deep personal feelings and memories of Liam Ryan, stand alongside others too y...