
McCann wins National Book Award
New York-based Irish writer Colum McCann has won the prestigious National Book Award, coming out ahead of four other authors with his
novel "Let the Great World Spin." McCann's tale of 1970s New York set against the backdrop of the momentous wire walking between the World Trade Center towers by Frenchman Philippe Petit was described by the judges as an "indelibly hallucinatory portrait of a decaying city."

Republic cheered on from W. 44th St. vantage point - News
November 18, 2009
John Murphy arrived at the Irish Rogue early Saturday afternoon after a 0-5 defeat at the hands of the French. "We'll give them that one," said the Manhattan-based lawyer, hoping that the result would go the other way on the screens upstairs at the West 44th Street bar.
Training the Finest - News
November 18, 2009
NYPD Assistant Chief George W. Anderson didn't have childhood dreams of becoming a cop.
Kidnapped Irish priest is freed - News
November 18, 2009
An elderly Irish priest kidnapped and held captive in the Philippines was released last week after a month in captivity.
Speaker Quinn in Ireland visit - News
November 18, 2009
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is in Ireland this week for a series of high-level political, business and community engagements culminating in an address at Belfast's sell-out Aisling Awards gala.
Timoney bows out as Miami top cop - News
November 18, 2009
He was caught in a Miami political vice. And now Dublin native John Timoney has resigned as chief of the Florida city's police department.
Back again for second leg - News
November 19, 2009
Most of those who showed up at the Irish Rogue for leg two of the World Cup playoff tie against France did so out of loyalty and also, it seems, because they had the time.
Master of disaster - Arts
November 18, 2009
Irish-American actor John Cusack says he signed on to star in the new high-octane, global disaster flick "2012" because, along with the spectacular special effects, it featured a moving story line about family members trying to reconnect.
Links across Irish America - Editorial
The Irish Echo is offering a unique opportunity to Irish cultural and civic organizations across the United States: a chance to highlight your group's web site by exchanging links with the Irish Echo, the nation's most popular Irish American publication.
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