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Eamonn Coghlan's High Altitude Goal
"I'm still standing." It's a phone interview but you can imagine the smile on the face of Eamonn Coghlan, Irish running legend and booster for the ...
November 13, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Billy Lawless Dead at 73
Billy Lawless, who blazed a trail as the first member of the Irish Senate representing the worldwide Irish diaspora, had died. He was 73. Mr. Lawle...
November 08, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
James Supports Fitzgerald for FDNY Chaplaincy
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is supporting the application of Bronx-based Father Brendan Fitzgerald to become a chaplain to the Fi...
October 24, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
Community Features & Events
A Bizarre Summer, A Bold Book
As I recall, it was a quiet enough evening; quiet enough as a newsroom goes. And it was the middle of August, height of the “silly season.” Only th...
October 03, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Michael Benn is 2025 Grand Marshal
Michael Benn, who for many years has captured Irish culture and heritage in a TV show that he produces and directs, will be the star of the show on...
September 27, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Tánaiste Officially Opens Ireland House New York
It is an outpost of Ireland in the heart of Manhattan. And Tánaiste Micheál Martin officially opened Ireland House New York at a packed gathering T...
September 25, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Higgins in New York For UN Summit
The news knows no boundaries, least of all an ocean. President Michael D. Higgins is in New York where he has addressed a United Nations Conference...
September 23, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Rep. Bill Pascrell Championed Malachy McAllister
Congressman Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat who died August 21 aged 87, was a longtime supporter of the bid by Malachy McAllister to remain in...
August 28, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
An Amazing Journey
"It has been the most amazing journey." In those few words Pauline Gallagher is describing a first thought to the ultimate, fulfilling, act. The fi...
August 19, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Ireland is on USS Patrick Gallagher's Sea Chart
The USS Patrick Gallagher will sail to Ireland for a courtesy visit at some point in the future. The 510-feet long Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, n...
August 08, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Russians Finally Free Paul Whelan
Paul Whelan is finally free of Russia's icy grip. Whelan, who holds an Irish passport among others, was part of the largest prisoner swap since the...
August 02, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Adrian Flannelly to Rest in Ireland
Adrian Flannelly will rest in peace in his beloved Ireland, though not in his native Mayo. The family has a burial plot in County Wicklow and it wi...
August 01, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
