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Patrick 'PJ' O'Rourke, Passes at 90
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Patrick 'PJ' O'Rourke, Passes at 90
Patrick O'Rourke By Irish Echo Staff Patrick O’Rourke, fondly known as “PJ” by all, 90 years young, passed away peacefully in his home on November ...
Anger over latest Finucane inquiry stall
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Anger over latest Finucane inquiry stall
Pat Finucane By Anthony Neeson Belfast --- The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has described the British government’s decision not...
Fish a bone of contention in Brexit talks
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Fish a bone of contention in Brexit talks
This fish is going to need a lot of chips. Darragh Kelly of Kish Fish Seafood holds up a 45 pound Bull Cod caught off the Donegal coast and for sal...
Hibernian Webinar to mark 1980 Hunger Strike
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Hibernian Webinar to mark 1980 Hunger Strike
Four decades ago, Fra McCann speaking at the podium with Martin Galvin seated By Irish Echo Staff The Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies AOH wi...
Yonkers funeral service arrangements for Pat Quinn
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Yonkers funeral service arrangements for Pat Quinn
By Irish Echo Staff A funeral service for Pat Quinn, the inspiration behind the Ice Bucket Challenge against ALS, will be held on Saturday, Novembe...
Peat in the River
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Peat in the River
North Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots (left) and the Republic's Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue pictured at Meenbog, Ballybofey following...
Blinken has Irish track record
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Blinken has Irish track record
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken By Irish Echo Staff When it comes to Ireland, President-elect Joe Biden'...
David Dinkins Dies Aged 93
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David Dinkins Dies Aged 93
David Dinkins By Ray O'Hanlon David Dinkins secured his place in American history by being the first African American Mayor of New York City. But b...
Power in Pendulum Summit speaker lineup
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Power in Pendulum Summit speaker lineup
Former U.S. Ambassador the the United Nations and advisor to President Barack Obama, Samantha Power, (pictured) is among the lineup of top internat...
Ice Bucket Challenge hero Pat Quinn, 37
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Ice Bucket Challenge hero Pat Quinn, 37
Pat Quinn By Ray O'Hanlon Pat Quinn, the Yonkers, New York native who inspired the world with the Ice Bucket Challenge against ALS, even as he batt...
Remembering the Day John Kennedy Died
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Remembering the Day John Kennedy Died
President Kennedy By Edward Curtin There is a vast literature on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who died on this date, November 22...
Agreement signed 35 years ago
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Agreement signed 35 years ago
This month marks the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo Irish Agreement at Hillsborough Castle outside Belfast. Pictured at the signing a...

 

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