Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is the publisher of the Belfast Media Group titles and of the Irish Echo in America.
He has been involved in journalism for over four decades and has penned columns for both that the Andersonstown News and the former daily Irish language newspaper Lá.
He is the author of several books in Irish and English including ‘Ceap Cuddles’ and ‘Belfast’s Dome of Delight’.
He has served in politics for Sinn Féin both in Belfast City Council and in the power-sharing Executive at Stormont.
As co-founder of events company Aisling Events, he has hosted a range of transatlantic conferences including the Big Irish Campfire, the New York-New Belfast Conference and the Belfast International Homecoming.
He is the proud recipient of a Honorary Doctorate from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, USA.
"Cá raibh tusa i 1969?" an cheist tharcaisneach a chuirtí fán dúiche seo ag gníomhaithe sotalacha lá dá raibh.
Paddy Walsh, a leading figure in the Organisation of Concerned Teachers which campaigned in the seventies and eighties against state persecution of children, has died, aged 74.
With just 135 employers across the North signed up to the Real Living Wage charter, campaigner Mary McManus says we've a long way to go to create a society where all working families can enjoy "a dignified life".
Celtic Junction Arts Center, the premier hub for Irish arts in the Midwest of the USA is inviting Belfast theatre fans to participate in its New York City Irish Theatre Festival Experience from April 3-6, 2025.
A Belfast expat was feted for his policing prowess at the prestigious Irish Law & Order Awards in New York at the weekend.
When prominent New York Congressman Mike Lawler addressed a full house of law enforcement officers at the Irish Echo Law & Order Awards in New York on Friday past, he hinted at a possible run for NY Governor later this year.
Award-winning podcasters John Lee and Martin Nutty have released the first of their exclusive interviews with the movers and shakers who have made Belfast a must-visit destination.
Top accountant John Hannway urged small business owners to follow the accountancy ‘highway code’ when he addressed the West Belfast Business Roundtable in An Chultúrlann today.
SATURDAY lunchtime at the Kennedy Way/Andersonstown Road junction provided a snapshot of a bustling West Belfast.
A West Belfast Irish medium school has enjoyed a complete makeover free of charge, courtesy of logistics group Zing.
Few people in the past century have played such a central role in the revival of the Irish language as Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (89) - but it was his affection for and long links to Belfast that earned him the respect and admiration of this city's Gaeilgeoirí.
Ba bheag duine le céad bliain anuas a d'imir páirt chomh lárnach san athbheochan Ghaeilge agus a d'imir Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (89) - ach ba é a dháimh le Béal Feirste a thuill meas agus urraim Ghaeil Bhéal Feirste.
The Belfast Media team wishes all our readers, advertisers and friends a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
The bleak mid-winter was an unusual time for Taoiseach Simon Harris to unveil plans for a mammoth campaign in the US to win over and influence the incoming administration of President Trump. But time, apparently, is of the essence as, warns An Taoiseach, President Trump will use his office "to fulfil his election promises, including promises that may affect Ireland, such as the lowering of business taxes stateside".
Legendary Irish language pioneer Gearóid Ó Cairealláin (67) passed away today in the Royal Victoria Hospital after a short illness.