Larry Kirwan

2 weeks ago | irishecho.com | Larry Kirwan |Jay Mwamba

Donal Ward’s Bua Boxing Gym, the first Irish-owned gym in New York since the McLaughlin brothers’ Irish Ropes closed down in Far Rockaway 19 years ago, is celebrating a notable accomplishment almost a year and a half after its opening. Dundalk native Timmy Egan’s recent Madison Square Garden victory over Yonali Sanchez in MSG Boxing’s Ring Masters 165-pound novice final produced Bua’s first amateur champion – and one trained by Ward himself.

2 weeks ago | irishecho.com | Larry Kirwan |P.J. Cunningham |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

Sunny and Warm News May 01, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: The old Celtic calendar declared May 1 to be the first day of summer. And it certainly feels like summer with some record breaking and challenging temperatures over the past couple of days, especially in Galway. This sunset was not over Galway Bay but rather Skerries in North Dublin. RollingNews.ie photo.

2 weeks ago | irishecho.com | Larry Kirwan |P.J. Cunningham |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

The New York City Irish Dance Festival and international humanitarian organization GOAL USA are staging what they call "a truly unique event" that will see Irish step dancers along with hundreds of walkers and runners of all ages taking on a one-mile course to raise money and awareness. The NYC Irish Dance Festival /GOAL Mile Challenge is set for Sunday, May 4 atPier I, West 70th St. (enter at 68th St.) in Manhattan.

2 weeks ago | irishecho.com | Larry Kirwan |P.J. Cunningham |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

The divide between lace curtain and shanty had pretty much disappeared by the time I hit New York in the 1970s. That being said, the clientele of the original Irish Pavilion on 57th Street bore little resemblance to those of us who frequented the many Blarney Stones that dotted the city. Free love, dime bags, and the general couldn’t-give-a-damn attitudes of the 1960s had swept away many social barriers.

1 month ago | irishecho.com | Gerry Adams |Larry Kirwan |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |P.J. Cunningham

Donegal 1-25; Derry 1-15 It may have been only the preliminary round of the ‘25 Ulster championship but already Donegal have shown why they will be serious contenders for this year’s Sam Maguire following their 10-point victory over a game but outclassed Derry outfit at Ballybofey on Sunday.