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Not waiting for the advisory
On what was Day 50 of Ireland's Covid-19 lockdown, Friday, May 15, the government was reportedly poised to issue an advisory on the wearing of face...
May 15, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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National Famine Commemoration set for Sunday
Professor Christine Kinealy By Irish Echo Staff Not surprisingly, the plans for Ireland’s annual National Famine Commemoration have been revised. J...
May 15, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Slainte 2020 presses ahead as economic crisis deepens
Siobhan Dennehy. By Frank Brady Though the epidemiologists positively proclaim that the curve is flattening as mortality rates and hospital admissi...
May 15, 2020
by Frank Brady
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Building Bonsai
Patrick Sullivan, a Bronx-born and -raised son of immigrant parents, is the CEO and co-founder of Bonsai. By Peter McDermott “Innovate fast and fai...
May 14, 2020
by Peter McDermott
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Mask wearing in Ireland to be ‘encouraged’
Don’t forget your mask if you want to go to work. More people in Ireland will be wearing masks as the economy slowly reopens in the next few months...
May 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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As Beats Go.....
This photo, on Twitter and via RollingNews.ie, shows "Garda Griffin on #Covid19 patrol at Ross Castle, Killarney. Remember if you need help during ...
May 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Running from Belfast to NY...in Belfast
Rossa chairwoman Margaret Flynn, Belfast Lord Mayor Danny Baker (a club member) and St. John Ambulance volunteers outside Casement Park in Belfast....
May 13, 2020
by David Mohan
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Rep. Brendan Boyle is Hibernian JFK Medal recipient
Congressman Brendan Boyle By Irish Echo Staff Congressman Brendan Boyle, who has emerged boldly into the front rank of Irish American political lea...
May 12, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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The New and Utterly Abnormal
Construction is not an occupation that lends itself to much in the way of social distancing but they are doing their best at this Dublin building s...
May 11, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish dig deep for old friends
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visited the Choctaw Nation during his 2018 St. Patrick’s Day visit to the United States. Twitter photo via RollingNews.ie. B...
May 11, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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75 years since war's end in Europe
Today is the 75th anniversary of VE or Victory in Europe Day which saw the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. The war would drag on for sever...
May 08, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Congress probes Doonbeg money pitch
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. By Irish Echo Staff A congressional committee wants to know more about efforts by the Trump Organization to secure g...
May 08, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff