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Good speech, but
We are left wondering because, as the president made clear himself, the many things that need to be done are in the hands of a party that is inclin...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Playwright covers post-war trauma
Playwright Donald Margulies seems to see actress Laura Linney in journalistic terms. Her first real success came when she played an aggressive Germ...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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McDermott is often a 'man without an island'
The Chicagoan prefers the former, partly he because he doesn't define himself these days as a rocker. And he may not be as well known as childhood ...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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PONY gallops again
Madden, Conway, McComiskey, and Dolan did not disappoint. Fresh off their debut album's No. 1 ranking in the Irish Echo's list of the top ten tradi...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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GAA, so successful in other areas, lacks marketing vision
"What has encouraged us during the research and consultation stages of the project is that, fundamentally, there is little wrong with the racing as...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Leinster, Munster secure home quarterfinals in European Cup
Having already booked their place, Leinster's breathless 11-11 draw with London Irish at Twickenham secured the cup holders a home quarter-final fo...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Duddy KOs MSG foe in 2nd min.
In tip top shape after a three-month camp, Duddy came out with guns blazing and needed just a minute and 55 seconds to end the scheduled eight-roun...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Conan too good for late-night formula
I haven't seen a great deal of O'Brien's work, but it does seem fair to say that he is Irish America's best-known comedic commentator on matters po...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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New York stalls out on multi-million fund
Announced in April 2008, the Emerald Fund planned to raise $750 million in projects across the Northern Ireland and border counties as well as in t...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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All Nighter
Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown flew into Belfast on Monday in a last bid attempt to rescue the power sharing governm...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Amnesty uproar
Rep. Patrick Murphy is at the receiving end of Irish ire after he signed up to a statement along with other Congress members that pledges their opp...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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A magnificent seven rides into town
That's the apparent thinking behind an initiative launched by seven Irish universities to raise their collective profile in America while attractin...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff