Tom Phelan

1 month ago | irishecho.com | Tom Phelan |Peter J. McDermott |Fintan O'Toole |Ray O'Hanlon

The idea has been floated before, but this time it has the backing of key members of Congress. Friends of Ireland Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16), along with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and bipartisan members of the Caucus, have introduced legislation to establish a commission to study the creation of a National Museum of Irish American History.

1 month ago | irishecho.com | Tom Phelan |Peter J. McDermott |Fintan O'Toole

Martin Meets Schumer News March 14, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: Taoiseach Micheál Martin met with Senator Charles Schumer during his St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington, D.C.

1 month ago | irishecho.com | Tom Phelan |Peter J. McDermott |Fintan O'Toole |Ray O'Hanlon

James Greene on the Kevin Bell memorial bench. A 26.2 mile marathon would have impressed. But James Greene has tagged on extra miles to set a course for an ultra marathon run in New York this Saturday, March 15. James Greene, a trainee solicitor from Belfast, is planning to cover 32 miles in support of the Kevin Bell Trust. The finishing line will be Rory Dolan's in Yonkers, outside or inside yet to be determined.

1 month ago | irishecho.com | Fintan O'Toole |Geoffrey Cobb |Jay Mwamba |Tom Phelan

“Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote Robert Frost. What he didn’t say was that porous fences can lead to murder. In Ireland, farmers’ land is not just a spread of acres of soil. Down to their sandy bases, farms are saturated with the sweat, blood and identity of the owners—and of their ancestors. Irish farms do not have names like “Lake View Farm,” “Debicot Park” or “Primrose Acres.” Instead they are known by the surnames of the families who have worked the soil for generations.

Jan 15, 2025 | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Tom Phelan

Wed 15 January 2025 6:00, UK By the time of their 1979 sophomore LP Duty Now for the Future, no other band had reached such prominence with their degree of barbed subversion. Hailing from the dusky American midwest that spawned like-minded avant punks Pere Ubu and The Bizarros, Devo‘s innovative deconstruction of post-punk and electronic experiments cut a truly unique voice at their founding in the early 1970s.