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Vice-president cited Irish-American mom's influence
The then Senator Joe Biden said: "My mother's creed is the American creed. No one is better than you." Catherine Eugenia Finnegan was born into a m...
January 13, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Whelan making name in beautiful game
Glenn Whelan, a midfielder with Cardinal Molloy H.S. in Queens and B.W. Gottschee, is related to neither man and nor has he any connection to the S...
January 13, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Corkmen set out for Barbados in rowing boat
They set out with four colleagues in a rowing boat, the "Sara G," yesterday morning from Agadir bound for Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, more...
January 13, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Come clean on collusion says IAUC
"While we welcome news of the UDA/UFF disarmament, the irony of the fact that these groups were armed by MI5 and RUC Special Branch is not lost on ...
January 13, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Counties for Consulate
membership in the smaller county associations. Also, the results of the 2009 Middle Grades Research Essay Contest will also be announced at the rec...
January 13, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Crystal plant on the block
The sale of the 36-acre site in Kilbarry, on the outskirts of Waterford City, will be handled by Savills estate agents in Cork, according to report...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Looks like all or nothing for Ryanair
But playing down isn't an absolute denial. The budget carrier has also hinted that its interest in control of Aer Lingus might rise again if the Ir...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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SOS U.S.
On another level, Peter Robinson, now on a leave of absence from his First Minister job, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, have barely b...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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North needs funds
As illustrated by the strong turnout at the 25th anniversary celebration of the MacBride Principles campaign in New York City Hall last month, Iris...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Joining Ireland's snow patrol
While I was away skiing I was in contact with my family in Ireland and they were all going on and on about how severe the weather was in Ireland. T...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Of Teachout, teachers, and critics
The kerfuffle touched off by Teachout prompted Seth Colter Walls to write "Jazz Is Dead. Long Live Jazz" as a rejoinder in the Dec. 21, 2009, issue...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Donoghue's career is still thriving in its 6th decade
He'd begun his working life as a junior administrative officer in the Department of Finance following his graduation from University College Dublin...
January 12, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff