Larry Kirwan

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Larry Kirwan |Sean Creedon

The Republic of Ireland national women’s team are back in action this weekend and they will need maximum points from their two final group games in the Nations League, away to Turkey tomorrow night and against Slovenia in Cork on Tuesday next, to qualify for the top 16 European nations in next year’s World Cup qualifiers. Manager Carla Ward has named soon to be retired Louise Quinn in the Irish squad for both games.

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Cal Dillon |Anthony Neeson |Larry Kirwan

What a blast to move to New York from Wexford town - the size, the bustle, and the sheer moxie of the city, but also the originality and diversity of the music. You could see and hear something different every night, often brilliant, usually thought-provoking. Pierce Turner and I went out every night. The streets were our oyster. All you needed was the price of a tallboy and a stoop to perch on. New York provided the rest.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.