The Irish Echo


The Irish Echo is a weekly newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. In 2007, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Irish businessman and publisher of the Andersonstown News, purchased the paper.
Founded in 1928, it bills itself as "the USA's most widely read Irish-American newspaper" with a readership of 100,000 with circulation of about 60,000. According to The Irish Echos media kit, the newspaper is printed in both the United States and Ireland and has "newsstand presence in all major American and Irish cities". Irish writers John B. Keane, Brian Friel, and Tom Caulfield all contributed to the paper in the past.

Award Events

Top 40 under 40 Irish and Irish Americans

This event is a celebration of Irish and Irish Americans who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of work before reaching the age of forty. The Top 40 Under 40 will spotlight the up-and-coming leaders of Irish America from around the nation who work in a variety of fields and occupations.

Law and Order Awards

This annual event celebrates men and women in law enforcement.

Community Champion Awards

The awards are open to people from all walks of life.

The First Responder Awards

The awards for those in Fire and EMS departments around the US, and are nominated by the public.