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Ireland Embraced and Energized Joe Biden
Ireland is recovering from a whirlwind trip to Belfast, Louth, Dublin and Mayo by that well known son of Ireland "Mayo Joe” Biden. I was privileged...
April 20, 2023
by Brian O'Dwyer
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Old Friends Meet
Pic of Day: Brian O'Dwyer and former president Bill Clinton casting their minds back to the early days of the quest for peace in Northern Ireland. ...
April 20, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kylemore Awards to Honor Three
The third annual "Spirit of Kylemore" awards are set for Wednesday, May 10. The awards gathering will be at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue South in Manh...
April 20, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kennedy in North
Pic of Day: The U.S. Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, Joe Kennedy III, is pictured speaking at the Good Friday Agreement 25th anniversar...
April 19, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hibernians Praise GFA, See Challenges Ahead
With the Good Friday Agreement 25th anniversary conference at Queen's University Belfast winding up and President Joe Biden's visit to Ireland and ...
April 19, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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A Free Man
Pic of Day: Gerry “the Monk” Hutch has been found not guilty by a non-jury court in Dublin of the high-profile murder of David Byrne at a Dublin ho...
April 18, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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Biden Honors Irish Heroes, Patrick Gallagher
During his rousing speech in Ballina, County Mayo, President Biden paid homage to the many Irish who have fought and died for the United States dow...
April 18, 2023
by Ray O'Hanlon
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The Cars Fly Home Too
Pic of Day: Pictured in the skies over Dublin is a USAF C17 Globemaster transport aircraft. It is flying back to the U.S. with vehicles from the pr...
April 17, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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Don't Let Peace Slip Away: Mitchell
Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell has urged the people of Northern Ireland not to let the benefits of peace “slip away." Mr. Mitchell was speakin...
April 17, 2023
by Anthony Neeson
Taking the kids medals away
I possess two what I will call here “participation medals.” One, which came down directly to me a couple of generations, was for membership of a re...
April 14, 2023
by Peter McDermott
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Guess Who's Coming to Mayo?
Pic of Day: Friday was a big day at Ireland West International Airport in Knock, County Mayo. As flight arrivals go this was for sure a standout. A...
April 14, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff
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An Honor to be Here
This is the text of President Joe Biden's speech to the joint houses of the Oireachtas delivered on Thursday, April 13. The text is as issued by th...
April 14, 2023
by Irish Echo Staff