Peter Nolan

Flying the colors for ireland pays off for newly-elected Californian pol Julie Roche

After years spent in the background of politics, both local and national, when Julie Roche decided to step forward and run for City Council in her hometown of Hayward City, California, she proudly waved the green, white, and orange of her parents…

Unmarked graves of Leadville, CO, tell tale of impoverished Irish

Put it down to a New York - centric big city bias but when I think of the Irish diaspora my mind automatically drifts to Hell’s Kitchen, the Marble Hill/Kingsbridge neighborhoods of my youth, Woodside, Queens, Woodlawn in the 80s and McLean Avenue of…

Carney's Capitol Hill-based FEDNET aims for 'no-nonsense viewer perspective'

We live in polarizing times. Politicians that were once considered colleagues with differing viewpoints now appear to be deadly enemies. Compromise has come to be seen as a sign of weakness, reaching across the aisle a pie in the sky dream. Long gone…

Spotlight: Business booster Moran builds firm foundation for small companies

It is no secret that the past couple of Covid years, coupled with the cost-of-living crisis, have taken a toll on countless businesses across the United States but now help, in the shape of Irish-American businessman Brian Moran, is at hand. Moran is…

LABOR LEADERS: Pittsburgh's Michael Dunleavy has seen life from both sides

People sometimes like to claim that they’ve seen it all, or done it all, but actually meeting such a person can prove elusive. So it was with great interest that the Irish Echo sat down for a phone conversation with Michael Dunleavy, a man who has…

Community Champ Cathy Nolan Stepping Down after Lifetime of Public Service

BOWING OUT: Cathy Nolan has head of the Education Committee in the Albany Legislature for 12 years “May a path of yellow moonlight bring us all safely home.” With those eloquent words of Irish poetry Assemblywoman Catherine (Cathy) Nolan voted yes on…

Comeback delayed but Senate bid on course says candidate Crowley

Elizabeth Crowley's political comeback - and New York State and national politics - received a jolt Wednesday, April 27, when the New York Court of Appeals threw out the new congressional and State Senate districts drawn by the New York Democratic…

LABOR LIVES: Boston-Irish Teamsters Pres has Amazon in his sights

Since taking over the job of General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on March 22, Sean M. O’Brien has been a man on the move. Speaking recently by phone to the Irish Echo from a loudly bustling Florida airport, O'Brien…

Playing it forward: Donegal union chief in Bay Area passing on gift of equity

Born to Donegal parents in the English industrial city of Derby in 1961, Charles (Charlie) Lavery has chartered his own unique path to a leadership role in Local 3 of the Operating Engineers, San Francisco. For the Lavery family, all nine of them,…

Tax the Mega-rich but don't Defund Police, says NY State Democratic Primary Candidate Jim Magee

Jim Magee had just returned from Manhattan Criminal Court on a recent Wednesday morning when he took a moment to speak with the Irish Echo by phone about his run for the 37th District New York State Assembly seat that has been held by retiring…

DEIRDRE FEERICK: On the frontlines of labor fight for respect and dignity

Deirdre Feerick grew up on the Sunnyside/Long Island City border, “with a lot of people who were members of unions who fought really hard over the course of time to get better benefits for their union members.” Feerick officially joined that fight…

Samuelsen is 100 percent union

For the first in a series of articles concentrating on Irish-American labor leaders the Irish Echo recently spoke with the International President of the Transportation Workers Union (TWU) John Samuelsen. Samuelsen heads up the TWU International, the…

'You Wouldn’t Be Anything To…?'

Senator Robert Kennedy shaking hands with Louth’s Frank Lynch before the Cardinal Cushing game in Gaelic Park, New York, in 1965. Peter Nolan Sr., the Offaly and New York defender, is in the middle. From growing up to grown, from childhood to young…

BREAKING: MLS Postpones Season for 30 Days

Major League Soccer has announced it is suspending its season for 30 days due to coronavirus concerns. MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement: “Our clubs were united today in the decision to temporarily suspend our season — based on the…

CONCACAF Champions League Preview: MLS vs Liga MX (Mostly)

Major League Soccer resumes its so far futile pursuit of CONCACAF Champions League glory Tuesday night in Montreal when Thierry Henry’s Impact play host to Honduran club CD Olimpia. Montreal is the only MLS side to face a non-Mexican team in this…

MLS Preview: Toronto FC vs New York City FC

Toronto FC vs. NYCFC BMO Field, Toronto, Canada March 7- 5:00 PM ET TV: TSN 1/4 Streaming: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ Toronto -117 | Draw +265 | NYCFC +300 The last time these two sides met, Toronto FC eliminated Eastern Conference winners NYCFC from the…

MLS Preview: New York Red Bulls vs Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah Saturday, March 7 @ 2:00 PM ET Real Salt Lake +133 | Draw +245 | New York Red Bulls +190 Red Bulls Hit the Road New York Red Bulls coach Chris Armas called last week’s season opener…

Jordan Morris’ Brace Leads the Way in MLS Week One for U.S. Goal Scorers

Perhaps the biggest story of the just completed Major League Soccer off-season was the influx of Liga MX stars to the league. Chicarito replaced Zlatan Ibrahimovic with the Los Angeles Galaxy, joining fellow Mexican international Jonathan Dos Santos.…

Kyle Duncan Chases Red Bulls and Olympic Glory

Olympics in Duncan’s Future? Sunday’s performance capped a week that saw Duncan named to the 50-man provision roster for the U.S. U23 team that will attempt to navigate a difficult group at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. The qualifier…

4 of 5 MLS Teams Advance in CCL – MLS Champion Sounders Fall

It was a good week for MLS as four of the league’s five teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions League advanced to the final eight of the regional club championship. MLS Cup Champions Fall Surprisingly the one MLS side to disappoint was Cup winners…