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Thousands strike in North
Tens of thousands of public sector workers in Northern Ireland held a 24- hour strike on Wednesday of last week. According to the Irish Congress of...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tourists will retain VAT break
[caption id="attachment_68350" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Leo Varadkar. "][/caption] Ireland's value added tax rate is set to rise as...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Dial 911, and pay it too
[caption id="attachment_68347" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="A firefighter at the window could soon mean a bill in the mailbox."][/capti...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kennedy Greenway Court Decision Looms
BOSTON --- Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre ruled on Thursday, Dec. 1 that the protest group Occupy Boston can remain encamped on the ...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kennedy for House bid?
With a vacant House of Representatives seat on the way courtesy of a retiring Rep. Barney Frank, political eyes in Massachusetts are again turning ...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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At Christmas, think "Food Island" Ireland
The green Island of Ireland has for centuries produced high quality food for Irish people. This food has been appreciated by distant onlookers for ...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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No Irish...
[caption id="attachment_68280" align="aligncenter" width="600"] ILIR is looking anew to Senator Charles Schumer for action on E3 visas.[/caption] I...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Crime master
[caption id="attachment_68163" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Michael Connelly at his New York apartment.[/caption] By Peter McDermott Michael Co...
November 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Death of taoiseach's mother, Eithne Kenny
[caption id="attachment_68260" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Taoiseach Enda Kenny carries his mother's coffin at Monday's funeral. "][/c...
November 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Vatican pulls diplomatic surprise
[caption id="attachment_68256" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Dr. Martin."][/caption] The Vatican has announced its new envoy to Ireland,...
November 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Man dies on Mayo summit
Atrocious weather conditions prevented the helicopter recovery of a climber's body on Croagh Patrick in County Mayo. And the climber who died at th...
November 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Warm weather aids Duffy's Cut dig
[caption id="attachment_68251" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Knife blade in the hand of Dr. William Watson."][/caption] The unseasonably...
November 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff