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Devery: colorful but very corrupt
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Devery: colorful but very corrupt
William S. Devery satirized in Harper's Weekly on Sept. 6, 1902 by William Allen Rodgers. By Geoffrey Cobb Tens of thousands of Irish Americans hav...
Grilling with a Kick…and a Side of Spuds
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Grilling with a Kick…and a Side of Spuds
Ribeye steak. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson Move over hot dogs, hamburgers, shrimp, and kabobs. All delicious for your average BBQ or cook-out, ...
Secret dreams of space came through
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Secret dreams of space came through
Eileen Collins was the first woman to command a space shuttle. By Geoffrey Cobb Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, Eileen Collins has...
Recalling the culture war of 1998
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Recalling the culture war of 1998
President Bill Clinton pictured in 1999 with USAF Col. Paul Fletcher. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott A line jumped out from the radio last ...
Duo make iconic combo their own
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Duo make iconic combo their own
David Munnelly and Jonas Fromseier bring a new level of hard-driving sophistication to the Flanagan Brothers mold. By Daniel Neely In the 1920s and...
Salon’s eclectic midsummer mix
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Salon’s eclectic midsummer mix
IAW&A President Maria Deasy. Salon Diary / By Brendan Costello Jr. The Irish American Writers and Artists Salon on July 20 featured new voices and ...
Rock & roll’s ‘Incoherents’ on VOD
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Rock & roll’s ‘Incoherents’ on VOD
Joe Hurley in "The Incoherents." By Irish Echo Staff Joe Hurley is now being live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video and indeed on several other video ...
The Rep delivers during lockdown
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The Rep delivers during lockdown
Amanda Quaid as Valerie in "The Weir." Screen Time / By Peter McDermott If Conor McPherson appears not to have mentioned the wind in his stage dire...
‘An exciting new voice in Irish fiction’
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‘An exciting new voice in Irish fiction’
The central character in Molly Aitken's debut novel is a "wonderful creation," according to the Irish Times' reviewer. Page Turner / Edited by Pete...
Grace elected 1st NY Catholic mayor
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Grace elected 1st NY Catholic mayor
William R. Grace in a photograph taken in New York in the early 1880s. By Geoffrey Cobb Irish-born William Grace was a millionaire international bu...
Wine not whine is the best response to restaurant restrictions says Irish American pioneer of the Zoom Dinner
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Wine not whine is the best response to restaurant restrictions says Irish American pioneer of the Zoom Dinner
When the Covid hurricane struck in mid-March, most US restaurants pulled down the shutters and called it a day. That was never an option, though, f...
One Simple Sauce, Three Tasty Sides
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One Simple Sauce, Three Tasty Sides
Salad with buttermilk dressing. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson I discovered this lovely buttermilk-enhanced dressing a few years ago and found th...

 

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