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The day I met J.P. Donleavy and had my very own Fairy Tale of New York
J.P. Donleavy’s 82nd birthday party in Dublin By Terry Corrigan In the summer of 2000, I was in New York with a friend. The day before we were due ...
September 22, 2017
by Terry Corrigan
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Congress members urge Tillerson to retain North envoy
Congressman Richard Neal By Ray O’Hanlon 32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – one for every Irish county – have signed on to a letter ...
September 21, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Hibernians back Schumer Gallagher ship move
Navy Cross winner Patrick “Bob” Gallagher. By Ray O’Hanlon The Ancient Order of Hibernians are this week lauding the move by Senator Charles Schume...
September 20, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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North envoy post has waxed and waned
Hillary Clinton in her official State Department photo portrait. By Ray O’Hanlon Back in August, 2009 all was quiet at Stormont. Well, relatively q...
September 19, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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In North impasse, conflicting words over language
Arlene Foster By Anthony Neeson Sinn Féin have told Arlene Foster that she knows what needs to be done to restore the power-sharing executive at St...
September 19, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa is acquitted by Egyptian court
Ibrahim Halawa By Evan Short Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed the decision by a court in Egypt to acquit Irishman Ibrahim Halawa. The 21-year-ol...
September 18, 2017
by Evan Short
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Petition aims to keep Oz married couple together
Aideen and Luke Cadwell on their wedding day By Ray O’Hanlon It’s a petition circling the globe. From Ireland to the United States to Australia. An...
September 15, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Twitter age taoiseach learns about instant opprobrium
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking today at the 2017 Fine Gael Autumn Think-In in Clonmel, County Tipperary. Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie photo By Ev...
September 14, 2017
by Evan Short
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Cleveland Mayo Society honors Connor
Christopher Connor By JC Sullivan The Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland will honor Christopher M. Connor as its 2017 Person of the Year, this at it...
September 14, 2017
by JC Sullivan
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Schumer takes lead in Gallagher ship naming campaign
Senator Charles Schumer By Ray O’Hanlon The campaign to name a U.S. Navy destroyer after Ballyhaunis, County Mayo-born Vietnam War hero Patrick “Bo...
September 13, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Garda Commissioner lashes media after resigning
Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan. RollingNews.ie photo. By Evan Short Embattled Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan hit out at the media as she anno...
September 12, 2017
by Evan Short
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A blue sky today, and then
A fair day at the 9/11 Memorial By Ray O’Hanlon We are lately much focused on weather. And this morning in New York the weather was worth focusing ...
September 11, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon