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4 days ago | 
irishecho.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Frank Brady |P.J. Cunningham |Gerry Adams
THE success of my case against the British Broadcasting Corporation is an important and very significant breach of that institution's monopoly on how it broadcasts ‘news’, especially in Ireland.
As I said outside the Four Courts, I took this case to put manners on this institution. I stand over that comment. The British Broadcasting Corporation is supposed to be a public service provider. It is paid from public funds.
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5 days ago | 
irishecho.com | Frank Brady |P.J. Cunningham |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
It's correct what they say about Cleveland, Ohio, it really is a bastion of the Irish. But for those in the know, that's only half the story; for in truth the city is more an outpost of Co. Mayo than an offshoot of Ireland.
That concentration of the Irish in the Erie Lake shore city was, in large part, due to the first arrivals sending word back of work and a place to rest to their relatives in Co. Mayo.
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1 week ago | 
irishecho.com | Frank Brady |Anthony Neeson
A pioneering youth and community organisation based in West Belfast is bringing its capital fundraising campaign stateside next week with a landmark event in Rosie O’Grady’s in Manhattan on Thursday 5 June.
Glór na Mona is an award winning community organisation that has received international recognition as a vibrant, grassroots, youth-centred organisation dedicated to mainstreaming the Irish language in everyday life.
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1 week ago | 
irishecho.com | Frank Brady |Margaret Johnson |Anthony Neeson
Forged in Clare News May 30, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: One of Europe’s most unique heritage festivals is set to return to the heart of the Burren in County Clare this August 23rd and 24th, as traditional iron smelters, blacksmiths and other traditional craftspeople gather for the fourth Caherconnell International Furnace Festival. Those in this photo are, well, getting warmed up for the big event. Photo courtesy Dunphy Communications.
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1 week ago | 
irishecho.com | Margaret Johnson |Anthony Neeson |Sean Creedon |Frank Brady
New York 1-29 Monaghan 2-13
The Big Apple hurlers booked their spot in the final of the Lory Meagher cup with a comprehensive victory over Monaghan at Cusack Park, Mullingar, on Saturday.
However, before a puck was struck New York’s participation at the semifinal stage stoked some controversy. Monaghan boss Arthur Hughes labelled New York’s involvement at this stage “a total disgrace” and lambasted the authorities for sanctioning it.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | Daniel Neely |Frank Brady |Anthony Neeson
Ladies of the Dance News April 15, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: Competitors at the 2025 World Irish Dance Championships (Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne), taking place at the Dublin Convention Centre from April 13–20. Over 4,000 competitors from across the globe will compete in more than 50 events. Photo by Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | Daniel Neely |Frank Brady |Anthony Neeson
A decision on British government funding for the new Casement Park is expected in June.
A delegation from Sinn Féin, including party leader Mary Lou McDonald TD, deputy leader Michelle O’Neill MLA, and North Belfast MP John Finucane met in Belfast with the British Secretary of State, Hilary Benn on Monday, where the issue of British government funding for Casement Park was raised.
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1 month ago | 
irishecho.com | Anthony Neeson |P.J. Cunningham |Frank Brady
Donegal 4-18 Cork 0-12
The local GAA schedule got under way last Sunday at Gaelic Park. The senior match between Cavan and Sligo was cancelled due to Manhattan University having to play a rescheduled softball game. Meanwhile the first game in the senior football league pitted Donegal against Cork. This was also the first occasion for the new rules to be applied in a local competition. Thus the 13-a-side format coupled with the rule changes confluenced to produce a fast-flowing encounter.
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2 months ago | 
irishecho.com | Brian McCabe |Frank Brady
President Trump unveiled his tariff sheet outside the White House Wednesday evening.
And it included 20 percent tariffs aimed at the European Union, Ireland included.
There was no immediate imposition of tariffs on pharmaceutical products, a matter of some relief to the Irish government.
But such tariffs are expected down the road.
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2 months ago | 
irishecho.com | Brian McCabe |Frank Brady |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Pic of Day: But April Flowers likely for a final time. Pictured is Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan on April 1. The city of New York is not fooling when it says it intends to close the garden and replace most of its single acre with affordable housing. Supporters point to a number of alternative sites for such housing. The garden, according to an online posting, is an "L-shaped space located on Elizabeth Street in the Nolita neighborhood, between Prince and Spring Streets.
