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Seamus Heaney was an original member of the Belfast Group organized at Queen’s University from 1963. He is pictured near his home in Dublin in 1995...

Maire Reilly and Maura Mulligan. By Maura Mulligan letters@irishecho.com The recent Bergen County Irish festival featured pipe bands, step dancers,...

One of the billboards at Dublin Airport By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Four billboards have been placed in boarding areas at Dublin Airport...

Trinity College (left) and DUMBO alongside the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn as it would appear on the planned Trinity screen. By Evan Short letters...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians argues that the MacBride Principles are still needed in order to shore up a fragile peace in Northern Ireland. This...

John Dunleavy (right) with John Fitzsimons on Fifth Avenue. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Not for the first time in recent years a cloud o...

The Federal Building in Lower Manhattan By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com The Irish were in the thick of the fight for American independence. ...

Dr. Lori Gallagher (third from right) and some of her students. By Evan Short letters@irishecho.com A Texas-based academic who visits Belfast every...

Jimmy Crowley began writing the "Songs of Cork" column in Evening Echo in 2002. By Daniel Neely letters@irishecho.com I imagine there isn’t a music...

Martina and Larry Hayes. Family photo. By Irish Echo Staff letters@irishecho.com Ireland this week is again reeling in shock after the sudden and t...

Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Conor McCourt and Laure Sullivan. The IAW&A Salon at the Cell Theatre occurred on that revered date in the Irish cultur...

David Bobbett By Evan Short letters@irishecho.com A successful Irish businessman, who built his fortune by outfitting McDonald’s restaurant kitchen...