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Shamrock sale
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Shamrock sale
The Shamrock House will continue to operate as a resort under the new ownership, according to a release. The Kellegher Family, in a letter, "to our...
Unequivocally brilliant
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Unequivocally brilliant
Bill Cain's wise, incisive, compassionate "Equivocation" is like a burst of unexpected sunshine nearly strong enough to warm our entire snow-filled...
A concertinist with chops
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A concertinist with chops
Perhaps Msgr. Charlie Coen's recent induction into Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann's Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame was on my mind. But I also rememb...
Celtic Thunder
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Celtic Thunder
"Especially this year with the competition. We're just really excited to be on the list with those kinds of guys," Moore told the Irish Echo in a r...
Uproar over Denny's famine joke
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Uproar over Denny's famine joke
The popular chain is offering unlimited pancakes or fries with entrees up until the end of March. But in offering unlimited heavy fare, the ad for ...
Ireland needs to get his groove back
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Ireland needs to get his groove back
Even if that was just put there by mischievous editors wanting to cash in on the fact the teams were meeting later that day, there's a troubling di...
Dunne, ex-world champ, calls it quits
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Dunne, ex-world champ, calls it quits
The 30 year-old Neilstown boxer, who spent the first four years of his career under the tutelage of master trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles, hi...
Portlaoise, reduced to 13, are no match for Kilmurry Ibrikane
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Portlaoise, reduced to 13, are no match for Kilmurry Ibrikane
Duffy had seen fit to send off two Portlaoise players - defender Brian Mulligan after just 30 seconds as well as team captain, Brian McCormack, nin...
Any good ideas?
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Any good ideas?
McAleese is the well known name behind a national competition designed to prompt ideas that will help drag the Republic's economy out of the presen...
Ireland the lesser tax evil
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Ireland the lesser tax evil
A Bermuda-based multinational company has followed others from the Island in applying to Ireland's Commercial Court to relocate to the Republic for...
Consumer confidence rises in North
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Consumer confidence rises in North
Improvements in finances along with greater expectations for saving and spending are credited for the rise since September 2008, the Northern Bank ...
Hi and bye
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Hi and bye
What hope do we draw from coming March, the month of shamrock and St. Patrick, those Ides so fatal to Gaius Julius Caesar, the return of daylight s...

 



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