Sports
Irish Alps community seeks to score success with Gaelic sports team bid
It's known as the Emerald Isle of the Catskills and while its star as a summer resort for the New York Irish may have faded in recent decades, the ...
June 19, 2024
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Goalie's blunders open door
Armagh 1-12; Galway 0-15 Galway’s implosion in this game was akin to the old cliche of stealing defeat from the jaws of victory - even if this game...
June 18, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Westmeath excel in 1s half
Westmeath 1-19 Brooklyn 2-8 Westmeath boss John Moore has made no secret about his football plans for this year. He readily admits that a once-off ...
June 18, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Cork advance as Offaly show promise in defeat
Cork 4-25; Offaly 3-19 There was a sense of defeat in victory for Cork and victory in defeat for Offaly after the newly crowned Joe McDonagh Cup wi...
June 17, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo remain upbeat despite late Dublin equalizer
Dublin 0-17; Mayo 0-17 Ostensibly, this game was about topping the group and a rest next weekend. It turned out to be another round of Chinese tort...
June 17, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Silver Stars
From left, Ireland’s Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley and Lauren Cadden celebrate with their silver medals after Wedn...
June 14, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Picture should become clearer after weekend's GAA games
You couldn’t say for definite that next Sunday will be “Calculator Sunday” in the GAA football championship, but by Sunday evening we should know t...
June 14, 2024
by Sean Creedon
Walsh makes it look easy
It was a risky fight on paper against a Mexican banger. But in less than six minutes, “King” Callum Walsh made a piñata out of Carlos Ortiz en rout...
June 13, 2024
by Jay Mwamba
Leinster, Munster advance to Saturday semis in URC
Leinster 43; Ulster 20 If Leinster are to coax some silverware onto their sideboard this season, they are going to have to do it the hard way, desp...
June 12, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Show respect, say Kilkenny to rivals with Dub demolition
Kilkenny 3-28; Dublin 1-18 Nothing claws back sharper than a wounded Cat. Just ask Kilkenny skipper Paddy Deegan, who explained after the 16-point ...
June 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick hit 6, now eye 5
Limerick 1-26; Clare 1-20 How do you combine a “hit for six” with a “drive for five?” Be being Limerick hurlers, that’s how. They now have the Muns...
June 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Big Apple close to big upset
Laois 1-13 New York 1-9 Few would’ve given New York much chance in the Tailteann Cup as they hadn’t played for nearly two months and Laois had plen...
June 10, 2024
by Frank Brady