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5 days ago | 
irishecho.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Maureen Hossbacher |Sean Creedon
Irish American small business leaders in New York have been told by the publisher of the Irish Echo that by extending the franchise to the diaspora, the Irish Government could turbo-charge transatlantic relations.
Belfast native Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, addressing the April monthly virtual meeting of the Irish Business Organisation of New York, said the move would bring the Irish Government into line with the vast majority of global democracies which give their citizens abroad the vote.
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1 week ago | 
belfastmedia.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Sean Fennell |Jude Collins |Gerry Adams
WHEN Lagmore Developments Ltd opened three decades ago, Lagmore Shopping Village symbolised a massive vote of confidence in the greater Colin area, supporting the Colin Neighbourhood Partnership, and greater Colin area.
In the years that followed, it has provided a commercial hub for local people. Thriving businesses provide much needed employment and services.
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1 week ago | 
belfastmedia.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Sean Fennell |Jude Collins |Gerry Adams
Glendowan claimed the Nelson Cup as they scored a 3-2 win over Albion Star at Ulidia on Friday.
The North Belfast side had to come from behind twice as a Gary McDonald own goal brought them level initially and after Jack McGivern had restored the South Belfast team's advantage before the break, Ronan McGowan levelled it up five minutes after the restart.
The winner arrived in the 81st minute from a free-kick as Glendown claimed the trophy.
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1 week ago | 
belfastmedia.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Sean Fennell |Jude Collins |Gerry Adams
GALLERY: Belfast City Marathon sweeps through Andersonstown Staff Reporter May 06, 2025 12:18
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1 week ago | 
belfastmedia.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Sean Fennell |Jude Collins |Gerry Adams
A STATUE of Bobby Sands was unveiled in Twinbrook this afternoon, not far from the IRA hunger-striker's home.
The statue depicts the MP for Fermanagh South Tyrone from the iconic photograph of Bobby carrying a flag during a republican parade in Andersonstown in 1976, just months before he was arrested.
Bobby Sands died in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh on May 5 1981 after 66 days on hunger-strike.
The statue by artist Packy Adams was unveiled beside the Republican Garden on Gardenmore Road.
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1 week ago | 
belfastmedia.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Sean Fennell |Jude Collins |Gerry Adams
GALLERY: Big Solitude send-off for Cliftonville players ahead of today's Irish Cup Final Staff Reporter May 03, 2025 11:40
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Celtic Junction Arts Center in St Paul, MN is celebrating the news this week that late scholar and cultural advocate Dr. Eoin McKiernan is to be inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame.
The ceremony will take place at the 13th Annual Hall of Fame Gala on Saturday, May 10, 2025—Dr. McKiernan’s 110th birthday—at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago.
