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Death of broadcaster David Dunseith
A Northern Ireland broadcasting legend was laid to rest on Monday. The funeral took place in County Down of David Dunseith who presented the "Talkb...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Death of former Alliance Party leader
Tributes have been paid to the first leader of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland who has died at the age of 75. Oliver Napier passed away on S...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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The Big Man's long last walk
So the Big Man is gone. Headed off down Thunder Road. We'll never see the like of Clarence Clemons again, that's for certain. He did leave the stag...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Jane and Tarzan had nothing on these JTs
NBC is coming out in the fall with a U.S. version of the British cop show "Prime Suspect" (already familiar to PBS viewers). In the original versio...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irishman pardoned after 166 years
An Irishman who was hanged in Rhode Island on St. Valentine's Day in 1845 has been pardoned by Governor Lincoln Chafee in a move that has been wide...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hopes rise for GAA player's recovery
A young Gaelic footballer who is in a coma after suffering after an incident during a game in San Francisco is showing some signs of improvement. B...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish GOP hold fundraiser
The Irish American Republicans lobby group is holding a fundraising event for Yonkers mayoral candidate, John Murtagh, this Thursday evening, July ...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Texas visitors chart peace progress
On a whistle-stop tour to West Belfast, the sun came out at Clonard Monastery to welcome a student delegation from Houston, Texas, who were on the ...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tabloid greats wrote about ordinary ‘ruck’ of life
Breslin is back at the Daily News and Pete Hamill has a new book out that everybody is talking about, "Tabloid City." And that's good news, but sad...
July 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Pro Bono
Adam Bevell has fulfilled his wildest dream: playing on stage with U2. He did so in Nashville, Tennessee on the 4th of July weekend after being spo...
July 06, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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West Point bound
It's a long family story, but right now Gavin Maher is thinking about how short his summer break is going to be. That's because the Rockland County...
June 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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"Disappeared" body found in grave
The exhumation of a body in County Monaghan on Tuesday is linked to the cases of the "disappeared" it has been confirmed. The Independent Commissio...
June 30, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff