The Irish Echo The Irish Echo

The Irish Echo is Australias only Irish newspaper.

Established in 1988, the Echo is an essential read for Irish expats down under and those with an interest in Irish news and culture.

Like its namesake in America and other established expat newspapers like the Irish Voice in New York and the Irish Post in London, the Echo provides an important communicative link for the expat community in Australia.

If its relevant to the Irish down under, its covered in the Irish Echo. The tabloid also provides a fortnightly wrap of news and sport from Ireland.

Originally called The Irish Exile, the newspaper was set up by Navan-man Billy Cantwell and Tipperary native Seamus Maher.

In 1990, Mr Maher moved on and Mr Cantwell took over the publication, changing the masthead to the current Irish Echo. He remains editor and publisher to this day.

The newspaper fulfils the role of community newspaper for Australias 100,000 Irish expats. But the Echo is also a place where new arrivals and backpackers can find news and information about recruitment, visas and tax.

The Irish Echo is now a very different publication to its early editions. Modern, outspoken and occasionally irreverent, the newspaper consistently informs and entertains its many readers.

Apart from its regular newspaper edition, the Irish Echo also publishes an annual Irish Down Under magazine which is distributed in Ireland and available online.

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