P.J. Cunningham

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Author of The Lie Of The Land, The Long Acre and A Fly Never lit, stories about a disappearing Ireland. Editor of Around The Farm Gate @BallpointPress

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Tipperary win in Ennis pushes champs Clare to the brink in cup

3 days ago | irishecho.com | Anthony Neeson |Gerry Adams |P.J. Cunningham

Tipperary 4-18; Clare 2-21 We’re only half way through the month of May and barring a miracle that champions Clare won’t be in, never mind contend further for the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Tipperary meanwhile who few fancied going into this year are looking good for a Munster final place and manager Liam Cahill seems to have got the swagger back into his side - a mixture of the old and the new which has blended very well this Spring. Any win in Ennis is hard-earned.
Mulroy leads Louth to victory, first Leinster title in 68 years

3 days ago | irishecho.com | Anthony Neeson |Gerry Adams |P.J. Cunningham

Louth 3-14 Meath 1-18 Before Sunday in Croke Park, it was 1957 when Louth last won the Leinster SF championship - the same year that the Soviets sent Sputnik into space and the Suez Canal was reopened.
Watching Over Molly

1 week ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Peter J. McDermott

Watching Over Molly News May 06, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: Stewards have been stationed beside Dublin’s iconic Molly Malone statue as part of a new pilot scheme by Dublin City Council aimed at deterring inappropriate touching of the bronze sculpture, following longstanding concerns over tourists groping the figure for photos. Photo by Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie.
East Durham Readies for its 48th

1 week ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Peter J. McDermott

The East Durham Irish Festival, one of the longest-running in the U.S., is celebrating its 48th year in 2025. And this year's Memorial Day weekend festival is lining up "non stop Irish performers" on four stages Saturday and Sunday May 24 and 25, and a Friday free festival kick off sing song session at 6 p.m. Michael English, I Draw Slow, the Prodigals, Irish Lassies and over 20 bands and performers are the ingredients for a rousing Irish Music Experience, said a release from organizers.
Jeseque wants to play her part

1 week ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Peter J. McDermott

Asked what his book “Flight of the Eternal Emperor” is about, James Rogers replied, “Atonement on the part of Jeseque, fear of death on the part of Destlar.” Well, we’re glad that’s been cleared up. By way of elaboration, the author added that Destlar, the Eternal Emperor of the title, is “as demented as Hitler, as paranoid as Stalin, as powerful as Saruman.
GERRY ADAMS: A new tribute to an extraordinary man

1 week ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Gerry Adams

ON May 4 at 3pm, a statue of Bobby Sands will be unveiled in the Republican Memorial Garden, in Twinbrook, where Bobby lived. The organisers of the event, all local republican activists and all inspired by the courage and self-sacrifice of Bobby and his comrades, have worked hard over recent years to raise the funds for the statue. Former hunger striker Pat Sheehan, who spent 55 days on the 1981 hunger strike, will speak about Bobby and his comrades who died.
Limerick eye 7 in Munster

1 week ago | irishecho.com | P.J. Cunningham |Peter J. McDermott

Limerick 0-28; Waterford 0-22 They’re not quite the imperious Limerick of the last six years but after running out of gas last year, the green tank at least is full again and John Kiely is driving a better vehicle than what he had at his disposal this time last year.
Galway win 4th consecutive Connacht final, next up Dubs

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Sean Creedon |P.J. Cunningham

Galway 1-17; Mayo 1-15 Galway won the battle but only time will tell if they win the war. Yes, they joined the great side of 1963-66 who won four Connacht titles in succession by emerging victorious by two points at Castlebar on Sunday, but has their victory landed them in a Group of Death as they face into the Sam Maguire series? For instance their first game in the next phase is to welcome Dublin to Pearse Stadium while Mayo, Sunday’s losers, are at home to Cavan.
Leinster exit to Saints as famed defense plan fails in semifinal

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Sean Creedon |P.J. Cunningham

Leinster 34; Northampton 37 Leo Cullen put up a great defense of his Leinster side following this shock defeat on home soil - had his charges performed anywhere near to the height of the verbals from their Head Coach, they may have qualified for the final instead of exiting at this semi-final stage of the Champions Cup against Northampton Saints.
Sunny and Warm

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.