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Kelly welcomes deal, then dealmakers
And just days later, his was the welcoming hand for North leaders Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness as they arrived in the U.S. for St. Patrick'...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Pearl River steps out
Since 1963, the Rockland County Ancient Order of Hibernians have been the driving force behind this parade, considered by many to be second largest...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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The pipes call class
Dressed in full regalia, Thomas Capurso, business representative of IBEW Local 3 and bagpiper with the Sword of Light Bagpipe Band, and his son Ste...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Capitol Hill unveiling for portrait of Pat Finucane
Congressman Richard Neal, chairman of the Friends of Ireland In Congress, will take the wraps off the striking painting by acclaimed Irish artist, ...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Ireland a new front in global intelligence game
But with the bizarre murder of a Hamas leader in Dubai involving at least two dozen people suspected of being Israeli Mossad agents - half a dozen ...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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9th Ave. landmark helped define Windsor Terrace
My whole life was in front of me then, never giving a thought to death or wakes. Then as I got older, no matter how far I traveled, these were the ...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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How a Donegal potato brings life to Africa
It's 1984, and famine is claiming tens of thousands of lives across Ethiopia. Images of the death and suffering are broadcast around the world, and...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Rock 'n roll stories
For New York rock singer and author Chris Campion, that says it all. No further explanation is necessary. But there were other key moments during t...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Documentary shines light on mystery man Bracken
Brendan Bracken has been the subject of a play, books and remains a man of extreme interest to historians and journalists. Now, his extraordinary l...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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The pub team that refused to die
But I had no idea about any of that when I immigrated to Louisiana from Belfast six years ago, or that during Hurricane Katrina it would be the str...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Close shave for St. Baldrick's Day
The first St. Baldrick's Day saw the three having their heads shaved at Jim Brady's Tavern in the financial district. Since the inaugural event a d...
March 16, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Breaking the code of silence
The geography of Manhattan, coupled with fundamental holes in New York's infrastructure, gave the waterfront an uncontested monopoly on shipping, w...
March 10, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff