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President Obama and Belfast Lord Mayor Máirtin Ó Muilleoir chatted for several minutes Monday when they met in Belfast. The mayoral chain had caugh...

By Ray O'Hanlon Maureen O'Hara surrounded by family and friends including (l-r - back row): John Nicoletti, (her biographer), Charles FitzSimons, h...

Judiciary Committee passes reform bill The Senate immigration reform bill, S.744 or the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Mode...

By Jim Smith letters@irishecho.com The head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, says that he will not attend May 2...

By Ray O'Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com The notice on the committee website is all about business. That the future of millions of people, many thous...

By Ray O'Hanlon It caused discussion when it first saw the light of a Belfast day fifteen years ago and it still generating argument and discussion...

Tom McGrath to the starting line By Ray O'Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Tom McGrath heading for Ireland to raise funds for Our Lady's Children's Ho...

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who has a record of almost four decades in service to the public, will address this year's graduates at the 137th ...

by Irish Echo Staff After being thwarted in an earlier attempt to visit the U.S., this due to a visa snafu in Dublin, author Tim Pat Coogan will ma...

Nominations are being invited for the second annual (2013) Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad. The closing date for ret...

By Anthony Neeson Just as in life, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has divided opinion after news of her death. The Iron Lady died ...

By Irish Echo Staff Former Irish president Mary McAleese will be heading to Boston College this fall to take up the position of Burns Library Visit...