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Ireland and U.S. diverge at UN
Irish Ambassador to the United Nations Geraldine Byrne Nason By Ray O’Hanlon Ignoring warnings from the Trump administration of possible retaliatio...
December 22, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Newgrange, minus two zeroes, marks anniversary
The great burial mound at Newgrange in Ireland’s “valley of the kings.” Photo from Office of Public Works website. By Irish Echo Staff The burial m...
December 21, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Demand for Irish Passports continues to grow
A very popular travel document By Evan Short The looming fear of Brexit and what it will mean for travel to the European Union has seen members of ...
December 20, 2017
by Evan Short
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Geldof wants his freedom scroll back
Bob Geldof on the day he handed back his Freedom of the City of Dublin scroll. Rolling News.ie photo. By Evan Short Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Mart...
December 19, 2017
by Evan Short
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Irish Whiskey is upping its brand count
The Sexton single malt Irish Whiskey By Ray O’Hanlon Ireland is the spiritual home of whiskey. And the literal one. As such, it stands distinct fro...
December 18, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Boyle, groups, get their Irish in at D.C. Brexit hearing
Congressman Brendan Boyle at the Subcommittee hearing By Ray O’Hanlon Brexit will have profound implications for Ireland and it was with that in mi...
December 15, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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A final farewell to ‘General Jim’ at St. Patrick’s
Jim Cullen with President Obama on inauguration day, 2009 By Ray O’Hanlon He was played in by a lone piper, played out by an army bugler’s renderin...
December 14, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Objection voiced as Ireland signs up to EU defense pact
MEP Matt Carthy By Evan Short The Irish government has been accused of selling out Irish neutrality. It comes as the European Council has adopted t...
December 13, 2017
by Evan Short
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A journey into deepest, darkest ‘Nama Land’
Author Frank Connolly. RollingNews.ie photo. Frank Connolly’s just published book, “Nama Land,” (Gill Books) explores the extraordinary process by ...
December 13, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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British clarification assuages Irish Brexit alarm
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar By Evan Short Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed a clarification from the British government’s Brexit Secretary, David Davi...
December 12, 2017
by Evan Short
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Tributes paid to Brigadier General James Cullen
Jim Cullen’s passing has prompted tributes on both sides of the Atlantic. Photo by Simon Carswell, Irish Times. By Ray O'Hanlon Tributes on both si...
December 11, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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No apparent hard border in new UK/EU deal
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking at a press conference earlier today. RollingNews.ie photo. By Ray O’Hanlon The week opened badly for the effort to ...
December 08, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff