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Love of Irish history leads Long to NYU
By Peter McDermott A few years ago, Joe Long got an email that piqued his interest and would eventually make his schedule a lot busier. It was an a...
April 14, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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"Memory" up for NY Emmy
By Irish Echo Staff A documentary on the memories and reflections of Irish immigrants in New York is in line for a possible New York Emmy award thi...
April 14, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Calls for Robinson’s resignation
Northern Ireland’s first minister is facing calls to step aside, after a BBC report about a property deal near his Belfast home. The calls were mad...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Accused excused in Prince case arraignment
BOSTON - Lawyers for the teenagers accused of stalking and bullying Phoebe Prince for weeks before her suicide in January appeared in court Tuesday...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Quinn staff march in Cavan, Dublin
Quinn Insurance company staff have staged marches in Dublin and Cavan to highlight job fears among the 2,800 workers after the Financial Regulator’...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Anglo chief attracts notice on Cape
There’s no place like a home away from home, especially if you are being pursued by the media. But the media, Irish version, has caught up with for...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Anglo Ire-ish
While Catholic Church leaders have been on the defensive in recent weeks as a result of the pedophile scandal, the Archbishop of Dublin has emerged...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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$cholar spat: US Ireland Alliance defends Mitchell program
The Mitchell Scholarship program and its sponsoring organization, the US-Ireland Alliance, was this week defending the pledge of Ireland’s politica...
April 07, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Telling the story of the New York Irish Community
At the moment, I am spending my days reading about the history of the Irish in New York and conducting research. I meet with people on a regular ba...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tough times require tough-minded art
Tipperary-born Deirdre Scanlan, Casey's successor as Solas's lead vocalist, also sang conscience-pricking songs, such as Antje Duvekot's "Black Ann...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Wheels-o-the wisp
A recent report on the car rental shortages stated that the number of cars on offer has fallen from 30,000 in 2006 to just over 12,000 last year, t...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kelly greets AIF pledge
The initiative is in support of the envoy's economic mission in Northern Ireland in which the AIF is an active participant and working group member...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff