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Guilty verdict in Jason Corbett murder trial
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Guilty verdict in Jason Corbett murder trial
Murder victim Jason Corbett By Irish Echo Staff Jurors in the North Carolina murder trial arising from the death of Limerick native Jason Corbett h...
Varadkar warns of ticking Brexit clock
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Varadkar warns of ticking Brexit clock
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Belfast. Pacemaker photo. By Anthony Neeson Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told an audience in Belfast that time is running o...
U.S. biker gang formalizes Irish chapter links after brutal murder
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U.S. biker gang formalizes Irish chapter links after brutal murder
Alan “Cookie” McNamara By Evan Short A notorious U.S.-based biker gang has formally linked itself with a Limerick motorcycle outfit after one of th...
Louisville’s ‘Bloody Monday’ is still remembered and marked
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Louisville’s ‘Bloody Monday’ is still remembered and marked
The historical marker commemorating Louisville's "Bloody Monday" By Irish Echo Staff It was August 6, 1855, an election day. But not everybody in L...
New president at NY ladies’ helm
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New president at NY ladies’ helm
Jacqueline Clute (front and center of photo) is the newly elected LAOH New York State President. Also pictured middle row (l-r): Cathie Norton Dohe...
Finucane case will get Supreme Court hearing
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Finucane case will get Supreme Court hearing
John Finucane: We believe there remain many unanswered questions into the circumstances surrounding the murder of my father.” By Anthony Neeson The...
Five veterans join list of labor champions
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Five veterans join list of labor champions
Heroes of the Labor movement from California and Missouri will jet in to join the seventh annual Irish Echo Irish Labor Awards in New York on 8 Sep...
The Raise Act aims to lower visa numbers
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The Raise Act aims to lower visa numbers
Senator Tom Cotton By Ray O’Hanlon America a nation of immigrants? Yes, but not so many as before. With something approaching a glaring absence of ...
Dear Secretary Spencer….
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Dear Secretary Spencer….
Richard V. Spencer has been confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Navy Secretary By Ray O’Hanlon The campaign to have the name of Vietnam War hero and Ma...
Holds back on parade board seat offer
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Holds back on parade board seat offer
By Ray O’Hanlon While there has been some confusion over the recent election of new members to the board of the New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade, ...
Hibernians urged State to raise North concerns
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Hibernians urged State to raise North concerns
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Conrad Tribble By Irish Echo Staff The Ancient Order of Hibernians has urged the U.S. State Department to expre...
President to present Irish American with Medal of Honor
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President to present Irish American with Medal of Honor
James McCloughan in Vietnam By Ray O’Hanlon It’s been a while coming, but an Irish American hero of the Vietnam War will today be presented with th...

 

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