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Battle lines drawn
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Battle lines drawn
It was seemingly dead in the water, but the International Fund for Ireland might live again, in part by eluding the dreaded tag of “earmark.” “The ...
Hibernians hail 175
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Hibernians hail 175
After a week in which it seemed as if 175 years of rain had fallen, the sun came out last Saturday as members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians ga...
Mystery shrouds North economic envoy job
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Mystery shrouds North economic envoy job
The U.S. State Department is this week refusing to reveal whether there will be a new Northern Ireland economic envoy named to replace Declan Kelly...
King takes up the fight for Friends of Ireland
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King takes up the fight for Friends of Ireland
There's been a huge about face on Capitol Hill. The chairman of the Friends of Ireland caucus, Congressman Peter King (R-NY), is now leading the fi...
Damning report on Rosemary Nelson murder
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Damning report on Rosemary Nelson murder
The family of murdered County Armagh lawyer, Rosemary Nelson, have said that a public inquiry had vindicated her belief that elements of the Royal ...
Anger over Derry bomb attack
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Anger over Derry bomb attack
Politicians and police in Derry have condemned a bomb attack on a bank in the city on Saturday. Two masked men threw a hold-all containing the bomb...
All aboard for the Irish Catskills
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All aboard for the Irish Catskills
"The Summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will you go, lassie, go...
Garret Fitzgerald is laid to rest
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Garret Fitzgerald is laid to rest
Former taoiseach Garret FitzGerald has been laid to rest in Dublin following a state funeral, held on Sunday. FitzGerald, who was 85, died in a Dub...
Queen's visit hailed as big success
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Queen's visit hailed as big success
It has been described as one of the most significant few days in Irish history. Queen Elizabeth's four-day visit to Ireland last week not only pass...
Conference visitors to see historic Red Hook
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Conference visitors to see historic Red Hook
Civic leaders in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn will be rolling out the red carpet for delegates at the New York-New Belfast conference next...
Kruise is marking the big 2-0
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Kruise is marking the big 2-0
Project Children is technically an adult after 20 years on the go, but the organization's focus is still firmly on the kids. And with that singular...
O'Dwyer and Bernstien hosts O'Hanlon
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O'Dwyer and Bernstien hosts O'Hanlon
'Dwyer and Bernstien will host a reading, signing and Q&A session for Irish Echo editor Ray O'Hanlon and his new thriller, "The South Lawn Plot" th...

 

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