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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
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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
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Schools to span the border
First it was cross-border health, now children are set to benefit from cross-border education. Families living in Northern Ireland and the Republic...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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A CD that captures WB
How long since you heard a really great new CD? I'm not talking about something with a couple of decent songs and a truckload of filler. I receive ...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Trepidation in the Senate over BC
[caption id="attachment_70736" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="A Certificate of Irish Heritage."][/caption] It would be interesting to kno...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bird Flu fears abate in Cork
Fears that County Cork could be at risk of a potentially deadly outbreak of bird flu have been abated. A number of pheasants found at a gun club in...
April 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff