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1 week ago | 
irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Daniel Neely
It's fair to say that soccer fans in the U.S. and around the world are looking forward to the World Cup next year.
The 2026 competition will be the 23rd such gathering and it will be played in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. This is the first time that there will be three host countries.
The tournament will feature 48 teams - up from the previous 32 - and will run from June 11 to July 19.
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1 week ago | 
irishecho.com | Gerry Adams |Anthony Neeson |Ray O'Hanlon |Daniel Neely
A couple weeks back, I led an event at the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany called “An All Ireland Affair: The Music of the Famous Flanagan Brothers.” Joined by Diarmuid Ó Meachair (melodeon) and Brendan Dolan (piano), the evening combined an in-depth lecture about the history of the Flanagan’s recordings with a live performance of their music.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Daniel Neely |Margaret Johnson
Rhubarb only makes a brief appearance in spring, from as early as March in Ireland to as late as May in other areas where it’s grown. It’s here in the northeast U.S. where I live, so I’m grabbing bunches of it to use now and to freeze for later when I want a taste of spring. Because of its tart, bitter flavor, rhubarb is generally paired with a sweet fruit — strawberries and raspberries among the most popular — to balance the flavor.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Daniel Neely
The news that former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer is indeed sad.
But in a health care system that is very much top down at least Biden can be assured of first rate care and treatment. This is not the case for all Americans.
Granted, the standard of medical science in the United States is unmatched. If you have a life threatening condition this is a good place to be. That's assuming you have health coverage.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishecho.com | Anthony Neeson |P.J. Cunningham |Daniel Neely
This year, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s annual Mid-Atlantic Fleadh (https://ccemidatlantic.com/) took place April 25-27 at the Crowne Plaza Princeton, N.J., Conference Center. Co-chaired by Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair Annmarie Acosta Williams and North American Provincial Chair Frankie McCormick, the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh is a qualifying event for the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ireland, where young folks go to compete for the vaunted “All-Ireland” title on their respective instruments.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | Ray O'Hanlon |Jay Mwamba |Daniel Neely |Geoffrey Cobb
Ironically, the artist who best captured the subtle and ephemeral beauty of the West of Ireland was an outsider. Belfast-born Paul Henry painted canvases that are regarded as the best canvases ever painted of the region. No artist influenced Irish and international perceptions of rural traditional life and the landscape more than he did. Earlier artists had painted Irish landscapes, but these scenes looked like paintings in England or France.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | Ray O'Hanlon |Jay Mwamba |Daniel Neely
Cliona Ward, an Irish woman who has been legally resident in the U.S. for 30 years but who was recently detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, has been released.
The release followed a May 7 hearing in Tacoma, Washington where Ward, 54, was being held.
Last month she was detained by federal authorities at San Francisco International Airport after returning from Ireland where she had visited her father, who is in ill health.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Daniel Neely
The Irish Network USA 2025 Conference took place in New Jersey from Friday through Sunday, with plenary sessions on Saturday at the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. Edel Howlin, of Untapped Communications, moderator of a panel discussion on media, is pictured left, with Kerry O’Shea, U.S. editor of IrishCentral.com, center, and host of the “Politics, Pubs, Parades & the Parish” podcast Stacy McCormack. More pictures are in this week's print/digital version of the Irish Echo.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Daniel Neely
“Queen Bee” is a live installation, or series of happenings*, inspired by a story as told to New York-based artist Rodney Dickson. “Papillon, Saigon 2025” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the war in Vietnam ending, 20 years after “Queen Bee” debuted in Roger Smith Hotel, New York.
“Papillon, Saigon 2025,” its most recent version, is currently appearing at Minh Tam Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | Anthony Neeson |Daniel Neely
A couple things in the media yoke this week. First of is the eponymous debut album from the band Tempest. “Tempest” is a four piece from the north of Ireland that consists of Brendan Mulholland (flute), Bláithín Mhic Cana (vocals), Aaron O’Hagan (uilleann pipes) and Luke Ward (bouzouki and vocals) and has put together a lovely, dynamic bit of music for trad fans to enjoy.
