Published: Fri 12 May 2023, 3:42 PM Last updated: Fri 12 May 2023, 3:51 PM Mayo manager Sean Deane and his backroom personnel have made a number of changes to their team for round five of their Electric Ireland Connacht GAA minor football championship game against Sligo this evening (Friday) at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, … [Read more…]
US president Joe Biden was “delighted” with the Irish For Biden campaign, which has already started work for his 2024 re-election bid. Organised by Paul Allen, Irish For Biden encouraged people with contacts in the United States to ‘Call A Cousin, Phone A Friend, and Ring A Relative’. Mr Allen was working in Dundalk, Co … [Read more…]
By ERWIN CHLANDA “It is just waffle” is how Independent MLA for Araluen Robyn Lambley describes the response she got from the Department of Environment to questions about buffel grass and wildfires. This is despite yet again a massive bushfire earlier this year in the West MacDonnells park, affecting 20% of it, similar to the … [Read more…]
News May 12, 2023 by Irish Echo Staff Iona will hold its first commencement as a full university on Friday, May 19. And the first commencement keynote speaker will be Irish. Maggie Timoney, CEO of Heineken USA will be delivering words of advice and encouragement to the Class of 2023. And it will be a … [Read more…]
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In 1823, while John Constable was painting winsome views of Salisbury Cathedral, Delacroix was romanticising orphans in cemeteries, and Turner was having a stab at the sublime; thirty Irish artists sent a petition to the government asking for recognition for an Irish Academy of Arts. King George IV obliged. To mark its 200th birthday, the … [Read more…]
Another week, another round of new movies for you to enjoy at home. This week, plenty of exciting new releases are finally available for digital rental or purchase, led by Evil Dead Rise. There’s also Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, the Owen Wilson Bob Ross-like Paint, and The Wandering Earth 2, the sequel to the Chinese … [Read more…]
Today third-party developers shared new images of upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft, while several airports have been released. We start with a brand new look at the old but gold de Havilland Canada Dash 7 in development at Pilot’s. It’s close to being released pending one more beta cycle, and it’ll be compatible with the TDS GTN. … [Read more…]
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Born: July 12th, 1946 Died: May 7th, 2023 The widely renowned and highly talented fiddle player and long time member of The Chieftains, Seán Keane, has died unexpectedly at his home in Rathcoole, Co Dublin. His last public performance was for US president Joe Biden when The Chieftains came together for the special concert in … [Read more…]
Emily Butera went 4-for-5 with three RBIs to lead Long Island Lutheran to its first PSAA softball championship in 10 years with a 12-8 win over Staten Island Academy on Thursday. Chloe Findlay, who pitched a complete game, went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Victoria Useda was 1-for-2 with three RBIs. Angelina Kern went 1-for-3 … [Read more…]
With his son Rossa primed to make a breakthrough, Sloyan decided the time was right to step away from the Yeats U-20s and dip his toes into senior football as a Longford selector under Paddy Christie. Scheduling conflicts make it difficult to be in two places today but he will try to make a fair … [Read more…]