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Legal battle builds in North Carolina murder case
Jason Corbett By Irish Echo Staff North Carolina’s state attorney general is moving to appeal a decision to allow a retrial of the convicted killer...
February 25, 2020
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Patricia will lead the Yonkers parade
2020 Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal, Patricia McCrudden By Irish Echo Staff For the second year running the Yonkers St. Patrick’s P...
February 24, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Varadkar resigns and retains job
After its first day of sitting Thursday the 33rd Dáil failed to elect a new taosieach so at the end of the day Leo Varadkar went to Aras an Uachtar...
February 21, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Poll shows majority favors diaspora vote
Senator Billy Lawless By Irish Echo Staff A majority of Irish voters are in favor of Irish citizens living abroad being allowed to vote in presiden...
February 21, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Dáil convenes, debates who should be taoiseach
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin arrives at Leinster House today for the convening of the 33rd Dáil. Martin’s party captured the largest number of...
February 20, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Talks continue in Leinster House
The talks aimed at forming a new Irish government continued today in Dublin. Pictured arriving at Leinster house are Rosin Shorthall TD (front) and...
February 19, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Meeting to discuss Harrington and Hassett memorials
Michael Harrington By Ray O’Hanlon The New York Fenian Memorial Committee of America is meeting Saturday in Manhattan with the aim of advancing its...
February 19, 2020
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Warren is still left’s best bet
Elizabeth Warren has faded lately in the polls, but she still offers the best model of progressive change for Democrats. By Peter McDermott In the ...
February 18, 2020
by Peter McDermott
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‘Cautious optimism’ is Tourism Ireland message for 2020
Tourism Ireland’s Niall Gibbons. RollingNews.ie photo. By Ray O’Hanlon Based on results in recent years Tourism Ireland Chief Executive Niall Gibbo...
February 18, 2020
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Remembering the Stardust tragedy
A plaque has been unveiled at the site of the Stardust disco in Artane, Dublin where, in the early hours of February 14, 1981, a fire broke out. Th...
February 14, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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St. Valentine’s Irish resting place
The altar shrine to St. Valentine By Irish Echo Staff St. Valentine is an Italian saint. But he rests in Dublin. Some of him at any rate. St. Valen...
February 14, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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North Secretary Smith Sacked
Julian Smith pictured with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin last year. RollingNews.ie photo. By Irish Echo Staff Just as he was really settling int...
February 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff