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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Questions Arise Over DHS Letter to 'Deportee' Gabe Megahey
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Questions Arise Over DHS Letter to 'Deportee' Gabe Megahey
Gabe Megahey, one of the group known as the "deportees" has been ordered to leave the United States by way of a letter from the Department of Homel...
A Heart Thumping Tale from Sally Quinn
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A Heart Thumping Tale from Sally Quinn
I have long been aware of Sally Quinn. And that’s not just because she was married to the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Quinn has c...
Down The Rails From Duffy's Cut
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Down The Rails From Duffy's Cut
The dead of famous/infamous Duffy's Cut have comrades down the line in a potter's field, part of Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. T...
U.S. Move Has Harris 'Very Concerned'
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U.S. Move Has Harris 'Very Concerned'
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he is “very concerned” about the notice from the U.S. State Department, which requires all Irish students applying f...
NYC Parade Reshuffle
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NYC Parade Reshuffle
The New York Saint Patrick's Day Parade has undergone changes in its board membership following a meeting Monday. Four members of the Board of Dire...
Sepsis Act Reintroduced in Congress
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Sepsis Act Reintroduced in Congress
Since the death of their son Rory from Sepsis thirteen years ago, Ciaran and Orlaith Staunton have waged an extraordinary campaign to raise awarene...
An American Family's Nightmare
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An American Family's Nightmare
Colleen Gaynor looks back on the last few months with a broken heart and a breaking voice. Noel Gaynor, with whom she shared a life, with whom she ...
HOPe Foundation Dinner Will Honor Gerry O'Shea
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HOPe Foundation Dinner Will Honor Gerry O'Shea
HOPe (Helping Other People) Foundation, is holding what it calls "a very special dinner to honor a very special man," founding member, Gerry O’Shea...
Cullen Will Rest in Arlington National Cemetery
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Cullen Will Rest in Arlington National Cemetery
Cullen Crowley will rest with the nation's heroes. Cullen, a Marine who lost his battle with cancer on Memorial weekend, will be interred in Arling...
A Brave Marine Passes
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A Brave Marine Passes
Cullen Crowley, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who then joined the Marine Corps, has died after a brave battle against cancer. Cullen was the...
Death of 'Deportee' Noel Gaynor
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Death of 'Deportee' Noel Gaynor
Noel Gaynor, who for many years called America his home even if the U.S. government was unwilling to formally designate the U.S. as his fully legal...
So Much Hope Moldering in the Political Grave
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So Much Hope Moldering in the Political Grave
Yeats wrote about romantic Ireland being dead and gone and with O’Leary in the grave. What would the great poet say about immigrant America? We can...





 



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