Ray O'Hanlon

Ray O’Hanlon is Editor of the Irish Echo. A graduate of University College Dublin, he has been a journalist for more than four decades and is a published author, his latest book being “Unintended Consequences: The Story Of Irish Immigration To The U.S. And How America’s Door Was Closed To The Irish” (www.MerrionPress.ie).

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EDITORIAL: Reimagining Immigration EDITORIAL: Reimagining Immigration
There was a most interesting report on the front page of the New York Times last week headed: "Contending With the Pandemic, Wealthy Nations Wage G...
December 01, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
EDITORIAL: A Battle On Multiple Fronts
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A Battle On Multiple Fronts
They don't have Thanksgiving in Ireland, at least not officially. But they do, somehow or another, have "Black Friday." Further proof - if it is at...
November 24, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
EDITORIAL: Hot News Or Hot Air?
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Hot News Or Hot Air?
So what are we to make of the results of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow? Well, make of it what you will because it is possible to draw any...
November 17, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
Irish American Labor Coalition Marks Four Decades Irish American Labor Coalition Marks Four Decades
The four words in the acronym hint at the endurance and success. Irish, American, Labor, Coalition. The first three words are descriptive. The four...
November 16, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
Leahy To Take Leave of U.S. Senate Leahy To Take Leave of U.S. Senate
He has not been the kind of obvious go-to Irish American guy that the likes of Senator Edward Kennedy was in former years. But Senator Patrick Leah...
November 15, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
Tom McGrath Is A Hard Man To Keep Up With Tom McGrath Is A Hard Man To Keep Up With
Tom McGrath’s a Hard Man to Keep Up With It’s been hard keeping up with Tom McGrath. Even from behind a desk. As many readers are aware, Tom is a r...
November 03, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
Connecticut AG's Hunger Museum Probe Connecticut AG's Hunger Museum Probe
The office of the Attorney General in Connecticut, William Tong, has opened an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the closure of the Great ...
October 29, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
Immigration In Congressional Legislative Mixer Immigration In Congressional Legislative Mixer
In the mad scramble that is the attempt by Democrats to pass significant legislation on Capitol Hill - indeed any legislation at all - immigration ...
October 26, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
On site ‘Salute’ to Great Hunger Museum planned On site ‘Salute’ to Great Hunger Museum planned
Supporters of efforts to keep the Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut open and fully functioning are planning an on-site “s...
October 22, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
EDITORIAL: Ireland Nods To Tax Ultimatum
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Ireland Nods To Tax Ultimatum
It was no great surprise in the end. Ireland has agreed to go along with proposals to raise corporate tax levels to rate higher than the current 12...
October 21, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
In New York, Minister Brophy To Distribute Funds In New York, Minister Brophy To Distribute Funds
Ireland's Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, is in New York Wednesday for a series of engagements at the Uni...
October 20, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon
Reality Check For Boris
News
Reality Check For Boris
As was the case at the G7 summit in Cornwall, Boris Johnson's dreams of heightened global relevance for Britain were brought back down to earth a p...
October 08, 2021 by Ray O'Hanlon

 



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