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No election, no direct rule, so now what?
Michelle O’Neill (left) with Gerry Adams and Mary Lou McDonald at the Martin McGuinness funeral as Christy Moore delivers a musical tribute. By Ant...
March 28, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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Deadline passes and no new North Executive
Minister Charlie Flanagan (left) and North Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, in Dublin last month. RollingNews.ie photo. By Irish Echo Staff T...
March 27, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Shadow of direct rule as clock ticks
Michelle O’Neill By Anthony Neeson While Northern Ireland politics took a pause to consider the legacy of former Deputy First Minister Martin McGui...
March 24, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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Thousands throng McGuinness funeral in Derry
Draped in the Irish tricolor the coffin bearing the remains of Martin McGuinness were carried through the streets of Derry. By Anthony Neeson Thous...
March 23, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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U.S. political leaders express sadness at death of Martin McGuinness
There has been a broad outpouring of tribute from U.S. politicians to Martin McGuinness, who died Tuesday aged 66. By Ray O’Hanlon U.S. political l...
March 22, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Martin McGuinness 1950-2017
Martin McGuinness dead at 66. Photo by Kelvin Boyes. By Anthony Neeson Tributes have poured in for Martin McGuinness who died in the early hours of...
March 21, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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Search continues off Mayo for Coast Guard crew
Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, so far the only crash victim whose body has been recovered. RollingNews.ie photo By Evan Short Taoiseach Enda Kenny has m...
March 20, 2017
by Evan Short
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Parade set to march at faster clip
Grand Marshal Michael Dowling. Parade photo by Dominick Totino. By Ray O’Hanlon Grand Marshal Michael J. Dowling might want to consider sneakers wi...
March 16, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Parade veteran Dermot to blow starting whistle
Kathleen and Dermot Sexton By Irish Echo Staff Dermot Sexton will mark his 50th year as a volunteer for the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade ...
March 15, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Iconic bird is almost extinct in Ireland
The Curlew is fast becoming a very rare sight in Ireland By Ray O’Hanlon If 97 percent of the people of Ireland vanished from the land there would ...
March 13, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Kenny announces referendum to extend voting rights
Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking in Philadelphia on Sunday. Photo by Tom Keenan. By Evan Short Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s announcement that Irish citizens...
March 13, 2017
by Evan Short
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One leaf too many in Trump hat
Make St. Patrick’s Day great for the shamrock again, says Manhattan bar-owner Shaun Clancy. By Irish Echo Staff Suffice it to say, Enda Kenny is un...
March 10, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff