Nun killed, priest injured

Longford-born Msgr. John Sheridan, 95, is in a critical but stable condition at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after a car crash in which a 74-year-old Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo nun, Sr. Mary Campbell, was killed. Also critically injured was the driver of the car in the single vehicle accident, Douglas Kmiec, a law professor [...]

Irish at forefront of Hawaii’s language revival

By Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Hilo, Hi. – A hearty céad mile fáilte wasn’t what the Irish Echo was expecting at the Hawaiian language department of the University of Hawaii but then it’s not every day that lecturer Keola Donaghy gets to practice his Irish. A polymath who hails from Philadelphia, Keola  – bar the fluency [...]

First Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission on paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland

CONTENTS (the report is 67 pages long and may also be downloaded at the Commission’s web site, www.independentmonitoringcommission.org). 1. Introduction and context. 2. Scope of the Report 3. Paramilitary groups ? organisation and assessment of current activities 4. The incidence of violence by paramilitary groups 5. Incident in Belfast on 20 February 2004 6. Paramilitary [...]

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Google confuses Dublin with one of its parts

By Susan Falvella Garraty Google announced last week that it’s adding 200 jobs to its center in Dublin, but hopefully one of the new hires can fix a glaring error in the Google Map function. Currently, Google shows Dublin, Ireland, as being in County Fingal. Well, everyone knows that Dublin is in County Dublin. There [...]

Parishioners back priest after bishop’s letter

SUPPORTERS of a priest who stepped down from his position over allegations regarding the safeguarding of children have said he will launch a robust defence against what they described as the “ludicrous” claims. A groundswell of support has gathered in Blackrock, Co Louth, for Fr Oliver Brennan, who made the decision in order to allow [...]

Family thanks L.I. firefighters for saving 2 lives

By Peter McDermott “I’ve two birthdays, now,” Glenna King told the Long Beach, N.Y., firefighters who saved her life three weeks ago. “Aug. 12 and July 26.” On the latter date, Firefighter Anthony Fallon took her 6-year-old autistic son Maxwell out of her burning apartment to safety and then went back for her. With the [...]

Trapattoni discharged from hospital

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has been discharged from hospital after being taken ill in the run-up to last week’s friendly clash with Argentina, RTE reports. The 71-year-old manager underwent minor surgery at Dublin’s Mater Hospital last Wednesday after complaining of abdominal pain. He remained in hospital until this morning, but has now been [...]

Philly center provides services, home away from home

By Peter McDermott There’s no such thing as a free lunch, they say. But don’t tell them that at the Irish Immigration Center in Upper Darby, Pa. Indeed, on a recent Wednesday, West Cork native Declan Forde got both lunch and an Irish passport. The Dublin-born executive director Siobhan Lyons summarized the center’s goals as [...]

Bonner welcomes Nations Cup