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Women of Concern Awards held in NY
The 2011 Women of Concern Awards were recently held in New York at the Jumeirah Essex House. This year's recipient of the Women of Concern Humanita...
July 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Mayor who greeted queen dies
The Sinn Féin mayor of Cashel, who caused a stir within and outside his party when he shook hands with the queen during her recent visit to the Cou...
July 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Darren’s destiny
The phenomenon that is golfers from Ireland winning majors just keeps rolling along. And if we might be running low on superlatives, there is only ...
July 20, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Go Ireland!
Team Ireland are through to the quarterfinals of the Cosmos Copa NYC tournament this Sunday after going undefeated in three games during the group ...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Riots as Orange Order marchers mark 12th
Trouble flared across the North of Ireland in the run up to the annual Orange Order July 12 celebrations. While the Protestant order's marches - co...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Rory's success spurs campaign
Ireland is known the world over as a major golf destination but tourism chiefs are hoping for even more golf visitors as a result of the Rory McIlr...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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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