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No flight so no transplant
An Irish hospital has insisted it stands by its claims that money was not an issue in failed attempts to get a teenage girl to London for a liver t...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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New threat to Irish tax breaks
Washington, D.C. --- Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) is this week looking to close the tax loophole that allows many large U.S. based companies to claim ...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Wreath laying marks 10th anniversary of hunger memorial
It was first revealed to the world that summer of 9/11, a heart rending tribute to the victims of a great tragedy. Just a few weeks afterwards ther...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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State Dept. proceeding with visa draw
The State Department is set to proceed with its naming of winners for the 2012 diversity visa lottery beginning this Friday, July 15, this despite ...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Flag removals spark night of riots
The PSNI have apologized for removing loyalist flags from lampposts in a County Antrim town. Their actions in Ballyclare on Saturday sparked a nigh...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Fire outing doused by judge
A man charged with the murder of a loyalist paramilitary chief has failed in a High Court bid in Belfast to have his bail conditions changed so he ...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Moher visit numbers climbing higher
The Cliffs of Moher have always been a draw for visitors, but the new visitor center at the world famous County Clare destination is pulling in eve...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Mitchell is FG's presidential choice
Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell will carry his party's flag into the upcoming Irish presidential election. Mitchell outpolled fellow European parliament...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Paying now for our future survival
Four years ago this month I wrote a column concerning Social Security and its essential place in the fabric of American society. Remember those hea...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Some serious books for the silly season
Now is the summer of our discontent made better by a few good books. Over the course of a year, quite a few books find themselves into the Echo off...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bulger pleads not guilty as families seek justice
BOSTON - Legendary mobster James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded not guilty to a 32-count indictment, which included 19 murders, during his arraignment las...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Life on the edge isn't a gimme
By Irish Echo Staff U2 have famously lived along the coastline of South County Dublin but lately the band's lead guitarist, Dave Evans, better know...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff