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Play ball as Irish hall announces nominees
Nolan Ryan. Hand in glove with the new baseball season, the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame (yes, there is such a thing) has announced its nom...
April 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bushnell is tech firms’ letter of introduction
[caption id="attachment_70837" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Niamh Bushnell is the CEO of MarketSprint."][/caption] Niamh Bushnell believ...
April 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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David O'Leary sings for his....lunch
Tenor David O'Leary was the star turn at the recent St. Patrick's Day Speaker's Lunch on Capitol Hill when he performed songs including "When Irish...
April 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Titanic remembered
[caption id="attachment_70775" align="alignright" width="600"] The Titanic leaving Queenstown, now Cobh. This was the last view of the ship from la...
April 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Gunned down
Tipperary native Tom Walsh shot dead in Florida restaurant robbery. A Tipperary man has been shot to death while attempting to thwart a robbery at ...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Republic's population tops 4.8 million
Despite the economic downturn and renewed large-scale emigration the population of the Republic of Ireland is estimated at 4.58 million, this accor...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Collins rightly feared by British
At times it was Michael Collins versus the entire British Empire. And the empire's descendants have taken notice. Collins has been rated number two...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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BC appeal set for today
[caption id="attachment_68794" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="BC Burns Library"][/caption] The Boston College archives case will go befor...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Old Irish weapon in new Florida setting
[caption id="attachment_70750" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Cassidy Regan joins farm workers and their supporters during a "Fast for Fa...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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San Antonio's Plan B for SPD
Not too many cities can come up with a St. Patrick's Day backup place like San Antonio. Indeed, the Texas city is unique in that cancellation of a ...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Nesbitt is new UUP leader
[caption id="attachment_70745" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mike Nesbitt."][/caption] Former television newsreader Mike Nesbitt is the ...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Congress members hear of Clonoe deaths
While relatives of those murdered in the Loughinisland (Co. Down) and Sean Graham Bookmakers (Belfast) massacres during the 1990s met with members ...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff