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Phoebe's dad speaks up
[caption id="attachment_71320" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Phoebe Prince."][/caption] The father of the Irish teen who took her own li...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Poll shows slump in coalition's popularity
Support for Sinn Féin in the Republic has swelled in recent months, pushing the party into the second most popular position, a new poll has reveale...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Parents still unsure about priest
A Catholic Church investigation into a County Tyrone parish priest has been described as "inconclusive." Fr. Martin McVeigh has been under investig...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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South Armagh will be up in lights
[caption id="attachment_71310" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Slieve Gullion."][/caption] The AOH State Boards of New York and New Jersey...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Another Crowley bids for Queens House seat
[caption id="attachment_71306" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Brian Mór to be honored."][/caption] New York City Council member Elizabeth...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Glucksman event poses question, provides many answers
[caption id="attachment_71302" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mary Higgins Clark charmed her listeners at Glucksman Ireland House last Sa...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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New Stormont flag flap
MLAs at Stormont are to discuss whether the Irish tricolor should fly over Parliament Buildings. The Assembly Commission, which is responsible for ...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Sinead O'Connor cancels tour
[caption id="attachment_71296" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sinead O'Connor in 2008."][/caption] Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has blame...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Plans galore but no people
Ireland's planning system was zoned to cater to four million extra inhabitants during the Celtic Tiger, according to a just published review. The h...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Denis Mulcahy still focused on his prize project
[caption id="attachment_71291" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Denis Mulcahy at his Manhattan office. "][/caption] In 1998 the Irish Echo ...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Garda force under increasing strain
Garda The Irish government is on a collision course with the country's police force, the Garda Siochana, after it was claimed that further closures...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Promising numbers point to reviving tourist industry
Minister Leo Varadkar. Ireland has long relied on tourism to bring in the coin when the economy is bad, and now it was revealed that the numbers vi...
April 25, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff