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John P. Cahill, second from right, at a campaign event in Greene County, N.Y. By Peter McDermott When John P. Cahill says he’s hopeful that it will...

by Áine Ní Shionnaigh Growing up in the West of Ireland, my exposure to the Fourth of July was limited to two iconic movies. As a young child, I re...

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir in Portland, Ore., during a year that involved the most frenetic engagement ever with America by a Belfast First Citizen. DONAL...

Sgt Cory Remsburg and Aine at iHope by Áine Ní Shionnaigh Patrick Donohue is a prominent Irish American lawyer who left his career as a lawyer to c...

Funeral services for labor leader John “Jack” Ahern will be held Friday through Sunday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home, 1201 ...

by Áine Ní Shionnaigh Last week, I referred to a piece of prose “Welcome to Holland”, which employs a metaphor of excitement for a vacation to Ital...

A Dad with a Difference by Áine Ní Shionnaigh “We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situ...

By Irish Echo Staff The White House has named Missouri’s Kevin F. O’Malley is its choice to be next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. A release from the ...

NY Consul General is Athens bound Irish Consul General in New York, Noel Kilkenny, has been appointed the new Irish Ambassador to Greece. Deputy Co...

Published in the April 23-April 29, 2014, print edition of the Irish Echo By Peter McDermott There is a type in public life that sounds like a pret...

St. Patrick’s Day Events NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade – The New York City 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Monday, March 17. Grand Mar...

Dear Editor, The New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade is billed as the longest and oldest parade in America, it pre-dates the signing of the Declarati...