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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...
August 07, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
August 07, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
August 07, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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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...
August 04, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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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 ...
August 03, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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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...
August 02, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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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, ...
August 02, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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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...
August 01, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
July 31, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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John Samuelsen to receive Irish Labor Leader of the Year Accolade
One of America’s most respected labor figures, John Samuelsen, International President of transit workers union TWU, has been named as recipient of...
July 28, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Heart is where its home is
Bernard J. McNamara. By Ray O’Hanlon It was awarded an ocean away, lost on the other side of a river, found and returned to a Bronx family that inc...
July 27, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Return to power sharing Executive is priority
James Brokenshire By James Brokenshire Northern Ireland and the United States have a very special relationship. It’s almost 20 years since the Belf...
July 26, 2017
by James Brokenshire