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Former Soldier Dónal de Róiste Exonerated
The Irish government has decided to formally exonerate Dónal de Róiste, who was forced to retire from the Irish Defence Forces more than 50 years a...
December 09, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Opposing Seasons
Pic of Day: So which is it? Looks like winter with the tree on the left in Newbridge, County Kildare. But a golden autumn persists with the tree on...
December 08, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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Griner Free, Whelan Still Held
Brittney Griner is free. That's the good news. Paul Whelan is still incarcerated in a grim Russian keep. Not so good. And arms dealer Viktor Bout, ...
December 08, 2022
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Courage Under Fire
Pic of Day: Two Irish Americans won the Medal of Honor on this day in 1941. They were John William Finn, who survived the attack ion Pearl Harbor, ...
December 07, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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Flynn Family Maintains Boston Immigrant Support
Thirty-five years ago, then Boston Mayor Ray Flynn launched the City of Boston’s first Immigrant Rights Unit to help the city's many immigrants wit...
December 07, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
'I am to be executed at 8 a.m.'
“They were asked if they wanted to write a last letter to a close relative or friend. At 3 a.m., under the flickering gaslight, Joe wrote to his mo...
December 06, 2022
by Peter McDermott
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U2 Standing Proud
Pic of Day: U2 were among the honorees at the 45th Kennedy Center Honors held Sunday evening, December 4 and attended by President Biden, the First...
December 06, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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Brophy Signals Diaspora Vote Advance
This is an edited text of a statement from the Irish government's Minister of State for the Diaspora Colm Brophy announcing details of the planned ...
December 06, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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Majority Favor Unity Poll Within Next Decade
The majority of people on both sides of the border believe that referendums on Irish unity should be held within the next decade. The Ipsos opinion...
December 05, 2022
by Anthony Neeson
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Kennedy Center Honors for U2
Pic of Day: U2 will received a Kennedy Center honor this Sunday evening, December 4. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President ...
December 02, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
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No Hard Border Says Von der Leyen
Ireland might be geographically on the edge of Europe, but in every respect is at Europe's heart. European Commission President Ursula von der Leye...
December 02, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
A Jesuit president-elect
Pic of Day: Limerick City-born, Dublin-based the Rev. Michael O’Sullivan S.J. was photographed last month in New York on his way to the Denver conf...
December 01, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff