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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Sixty Years
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Sixty Years
The nation and much of the world will pause on Wednesday, November 22 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Ke...
A Twenty Year Anniversary
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A Twenty Year Anniversary
It's twenty years ago this week since a remarkable event took place on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. This was a gathering that saluted a group o...
A Chance To Honor And Appreciate
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A Chance To Honor And Appreciate
A community always likes to honor its own. Sometimes the honor is deserved for work close to home. Sometimes the honor is deserved for work that re...
James Lombard Dead at 88
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James Lombard Dead at 88
James Lombard, a dedicated contributor to New York's Irish community in multiple ways and many levels over many years, has died at the age of 88. H...
Death of Mary Boresz Pike
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Death of Mary Boresz Pike
Mary Boresz Pike, an attorney who captured the attention of Irish America over her years long legal fight to prevent the deportation of Joe Doherty...
Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Dead at 92
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Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Dead at 92
Chuck Feeney, the billionaire who gave away his billions, and who was a pivotal figure in Irish America's effort to draw the U.S. into the quest fo...
U.S./UK Trade Deal Coming
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U.S./UK Trade Deal Coming
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are preparing a “foundational” U.S./UK trade agreement designed to be wrapped up before ...
1868 Fenian Letter for Auction in NY
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1868 Fenian Letter for Auction in NY
It's a letter awaiting a new recipient. Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York, an auction house that specializes in the sale of rare posta...
Adrian Flannelly's Over and Out
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Adrian Flannelly's Over and Out
The term "everybody and anybody" applies, and then some, to the Adrian Flannelly radio show. Well, everybody and anybody will have to find another ...
Timely Arrival of New Irish Watches
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Timely Arrival of New Irish Watches
Well here's what could be called an up to the minute report. Literally. The Swiss have a new competitor in the rarified industry that is watchmakin...
Sun, Prairie Wind and a Lingering Sadness
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Sun, Prairie Wind and a Lingering Sadness
As Joe McCann wrote in a recent feature posted by the Echo online, fifty years on from the Native American occupation of Wounded Knee it is clear t...
Congress Members Protest British Legacy Bill
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Congress Members Protest British Legacy Bill
Sixteen members of the United States House of Representatives, from both parties, have written to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Northern Irel...

 

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