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Three months since ‘waiver’ letter
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Three months since ‘waiver’ letter
Ambassador Kevin O’Malley By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com It is three months this week since a letter was sent by Ireland’s Department of Fo...
Florida rescinds its MacBride Law
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Florida rescinds its MacBride Law
The State Capitol building in Tallahassee By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com As expected, Governor Rick Scott of Florida has signed a state bud...
Florida poised to rescind MacBride legislation
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Florida poised to rescind MacBride legislation
Governor Rick Scott By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Florida is this week poised to overturn MacBride Principles legislation that has been la...
21 is old enough for many things, but…
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21 is old enough for many things, but…
Is Áras an Uachtaráin ready for a 21-year-old occupant? By Sarah Martin letters@irishecho.com Anyone who is abreast of Irish politics over the past...
Tea and a handshake
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Tea and a handshake
Gerry Adams and Prince Charles exchange words and a handshake when they met at University College Galway today. Photocall. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon...
USS Barry in NY for Fleet Week
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USS Barry in NY for Fleet Week
The USS Barry By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com It will be the friendliest of boarding parties. Members of the Commodore John Barry Club of Br...
Irish is lingua franca in Cannes
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Irish is lingua franca in Cannes
By Evan Short letters@irishecho.com For the first time ever the glitz and glamour of the Cannes Film Festival will resonate to the sounds of the Ir...
Tenor Emmet Cahill the latest Midlands star
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Tenor Emmet Cahill the latest Midlands star
By Áine Ní Shionnaigh Chatting to Emmet Cahill earlier this week is like catching up with a long lost friend. He has a hint of an accent which I st...
Catherine Burns is going home
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Catherine Burns is going home
Duffy’s Cut team leaders Rev. Frank Watson, Earl Schandlemeir, and Dr. William Watson at the Duffy's Cut cross at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. By Ray...
Irish aid workers at quake center
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Irish aid workers at quake center
Concern’s Emergency Response Team leader Ros O’Sullivan (l) and logistician Graham Woodcock (r) in Kathmandu planning the distribution of essential...
Legislators laud Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association
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Legislators laud Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association
Saluting Rockland County GAA were (l-r) Legislator Pat Moroney, Marty McKenna, Joe McGirl, Vincent Tyer, and Legislator Christopher Carey. By Irish...
Unionists hold the line in North elections
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Unionists hold the line in North elections
Sinn Féin candidate in South Belfast and Irish Echo publisher, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, significantly raised his party’s vote in the South Belfast West...

 

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