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Martin resigns after bid against Cowen fails
Fianna Fail leadership contender Micheal Martin last night dramatically resigned from Cabinet after Taoiseach Brian Cowen survived as party leader....
January 19, 2011
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Lenihan says he will back Cowen
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has said that he will be supporting Taoiseach Brian Cowen in the confidence motion at a meeting of the Fianna Fá...
January 18, 2011
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Critics grapple with Millennium's appeal
Books / By Peter McDermott [caption id="attachment_22344" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Noomi Rapace plays Lisbeth Salander."][/caption]...
January 14, 2011
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Taoiseach may face party challenge
Speculation is mounting in Leinster House that Brian Cowen's position as leader of Fianna Fáil is under imminent threat, RTE reports. A meeting of ...
January 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Three charged with McAreavey murder
Three men have been charged in connection with the brutal murder of Michaela McAreavey, daughter of Tyorne football manager Mickey Harte, on the In...
January 12, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Murder inquiry launched in Mauritius
Police in Mauritius have launched a murder inquiry following the death of Irish woman Michaela Harte while on honeymoon, RTE reports. Harte, daught...
January 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Commissioner vows to combat organized crime
The new Garda Commissioner vowed today to combat organized crime and protect national security over the year ahead, according to the Press Associat...
January 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Roy Keane fired by Ipswich
Ipswich have sacked manager Roy Keane after just 20 months in charge of the Championship strugglers, the Press Association and Irish media sources ...
January 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Exhibit focuses on county societies' 160 years
By Peter McDermott [caption id="attachment_22276" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Donegal marching up the Avenue in 1964."][/caption] If t...
January 06, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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New Yorkers rally to seriously ill Dublin boy
By Peter McDermott Two New York women active in Irish organizations in the city have joined forces to help a very seriously ill teenager from Dubli...
December 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Neal is our choice
By Ray O'Hanlon Congressman Richard Neal, a veteran U.S. legislator from Massachusetts, is the Irish Echo's Irish American of the Year. Neal, a Dem...
December 23, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hamill blasts U.S. cocaine users
By Peter McDermott Being thrown in jail helped Pete Hamill decide he wanted to a writer. So he revealed last week to those who showed at the Irish-...
December 17, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff