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They ran out of road
Luckily nobody ran into this guy. Gardaì in Newcastle West, County Limerick, are here dealing with a suspected drink driving incident. The occupant...
August 18, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Death Valley or Wind Alley?
Making the most of the Irish summer. RollingNews.ie file photo. By Irish Echo Staff It's mid August so where would you prefer to be? Under the scor...
August 18, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Not just meatpacking plants
Covid-19 tests are being carried out in Golden Village, County Tipperary after a number of workers tested positive for coronavirus at a mushroom fa...
August 17, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Memories of Pete Hamill, a reporter's editor
Pete Hamill during a visit to Belfast in 2003 and at a gathering during which he read from his autobiographical "A Drinking Life." By Jim Mulvaney ...
August 17, 2020
by Jim Mulvaney
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O Muircheartaigh looks forward
Mícheál O Muircheartaigh, who will turn 90 next Thursday, was the host for Shane Lowry's homecoming to Clara GAA Club, Co. Offaly, following his wi...
August 14, 2020
by Sean Creedon
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Irish Open moves north
The European Golf Tour has announced that this year's Irish Open will be played north of the border next month in Ballymena, County Antrim. The tou...
August 14, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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From New York to an Irish prison cell
Convicted Garda killer Aaron Brady lived 'nice life' in New York By Irish Echo Staff The man convicted of capital murder in the 2013 killing of Gar...
August 14, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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A walk in the garden
Did I ever tell you the one about...Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson have a stroll and a chat in the grounds of Hillsborough Castle outside Belfast...
August 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Martin and Johnson meet in Belfast
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson exchange Covid-19 appropriate greetings in Belfast today. Julien Behal Photograph...
August 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Community Features & Events
From 2m visitors to zero (and back again) - Big Irish Campfire to discuss transatlantic tourism woes
Last year, two million visitors from North America visited the Emerald Isle. That stunning figure - fully one-in-ten of all Americans who travelled...
August 12, 2020
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
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Capital murder conviction in killing of Garda
Day of justice. Pictured is Garda Detective Adrian Donohoe. Today saw a guilty verdict passed on Aaron Brady for the capital murder of Garda Donoho...
August 12, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Another arson attack on Boston church
Fr. John Currie beside the statue of the Virgin Mary outside St. Peter's Church in Dorchester that was set on fire last month. Photo by Owen Smith....
August 12, 2020
by Jim Smith