Irish Echo

The Irish Echo is a weekly publication located in Manhattan, New York City. It was acquired in 1997 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, an Irish entrepreneur and the publisher of the Andersonstown News.

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3 days ago | irishecho.com | Anthony Murphy |P.J. Cunningham

Back in the Penal Law days education in Ireland was proceeding along parallel lines. These lines were wide apart; very wide indeed. In terms of their separation, in extremis so to speak, you would have a son of the gentry reading Ovid and Livy in the cloistered world of Trinity College Dublin. Out in the countryside you would have a son, or daughter, of a landless tenant learning on the ground behind a rock or a hedge. A book would have been a luxury.
Dominant Mayo surprise Tyrone

4 days ago | irishecho.com | Gerry Adams |P.J. Cunningham

Mayo 2-17; Tyrone 1-13 You have to hand it to Mayo - they are indeed the “great enigma” of Gaelic football. Not for the first time a Mayo team make the headlines by confounding experts with a display that had no basis on the evidence of their performances so far this year.
GERRY ADAMS: BBCNI's attempt to demonise me rejected by libel jury

4 days ago | irishecho.com | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |Frank Brady |P.J. Cunningham |Gerry Adams

THE success of my case against the British Broadcasting Corporation is an important and very significant breach of that institution's monopoly on how it broadcasts ‘news’, especially in Ireland. As I said outside the Four Courts, I took this case to put manners on this institution. I stand over that comment. The British Broadcasting Corporation is supposed to be a public service provider. It is paid from public funds.
The Irish of Cleveland - a corner of America which is forever Mayo - are focused on future

5 days ago | irishecho.com | Frank Brady |P.J. Cunningham |Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

It's correct what they say about Cleveland, Ohio, it really is a bastion of the Irish. But for those in the know, that's only half the story; for in truth the city is more an outpost of Co. Mayo than an offshoot of Ireland. That concentration of the Irish in the Erie Lake shore city was, in large part, due to the first arrivals sending word back of work and a place to rest to their relatives in Co. Mayo.
Trailblazing West Belfast Gaeilge youth project due in NYC for fundraiser, tickets still on sale

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Frank Brady |Anthony Neeson

A pioneering youth and community organisation based in West Belfast is bringing its capital fundraising campaign stateside next week with a landmark event in Rosie O’Grady’s in Manhattan on Thursday 5 June. Glór na Mona is an award winning community organisation that has received international recognition as a vibrant, grassroots, youth-centred organisation dedicated to mainstreaming the Irish language in everyday life.
Forged in Clare

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Frank Brady |Margaret Johnson |Anthony Neeson

Forged in Clare News May 30, 2025 by Irish Echo Staff Pic of Day: One of Europe’s most unique heritage festivals is set to return to the heart of the Burren in County Clare this August 23rd and 24th, as traditional iron smelters, blacksmiths and other traditional craftspeople gather for the fourth Caherconnell International Furnace Festival. Those in this photo are, well, getting warmed up for the big event. Photo courtesy Dunphy Communications.
NY hurlers win place in final

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Margaret Johnson |Anthony Neeson |Sean Creedon |Frank Brady

New York 1-29 Monaghan 2-13 The Big Apple hurlers booked their spot in the final of the Lory Meagher cup with a comprehensive victory over Monaghan at Cusack Park, Mullingar, on Saturday. However, before a puck was struck New York’s participation at the semifinal stage stoked some controversy. Monaghan boss Arthur Hughes labelled New York’s involvement at this stage “a total disgrace” and lambasted the authorities for sanctioning it.
2025 Irish Restaurant Awards Winners Named

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Margaret Johnson |Anthony Neeson |Sean Creedon

The All-Ireland final of the 2025 Irish Restaurants Awards, held last week in Dublin, honored the country’s top hospitality professionals — owners, chefs, managers, and staff — and celebrated the finest establishments in Irish food and drink. Dede at the Customs House in Baltimore, County Cork, was named the All-Ireland winner for “Best Restaurant” as well as the winner for Munster.
Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 in damages against the BBC

1 week ago | irishecho.com | Sean Creedon |Anthony Neeson

FORMER Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has been awarded €100,000 in damages against the BBC. Mr Adams sued the BBC over a Spotlight NI documentary and an accompanying online article, which he said defamed him, alleging that he sanctioned the 2006 murder of British agent Dennis Donaldson. A jury at the High Court in Dublin found in favour of the former West Belfast MP this morning, after determining that was the meaning of words included in the programme and article.
Irish WNT need 2 wins

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.