This Irish America
Marian marks 107!
Marian Early celebrated her 19th birthday at home in Rock, Co. Tyrone. It was July 4. That October, she made the emigrant’s transatlantic journey t...
July 03, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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UL back at NYU
Playwright Honor Molloy and attorney Andrew Maloney chatted at the recent Irish Consulate reception in New York for the University of Limerick’s 2n...
June 30, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Send-off for Barbara Jones
A farewell party for Ireland’s Consul General Barbara Jones was hosted by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli last evening at Roosevelt Hous...
June 29, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Not just Conor McGregor
MMA fighter James Gallagher from Strabane, Co. Tyrone had a winning debut at Madison Square Garden last weekend. Gallagher, 20, who goes by “The St...
June 28, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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A grand day in the garden
President Michael D Higgins pictured in the garden of Aras an Uachtarain where artists and musicians were invited to today’s Crafts and Creative Ar...
June 27, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Did ya hear this one?
Michael O'Reilly and Finnian Tully discussing the mysteries of their emerging world at the Bergen County Irish Fest in New Jersey over the weekend.
June 26, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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In honor of Steven
Incoming Stepinac High School freshman and resident of White Plains, NY, Colin Cleary, has been named the first recipient of the new Officer Steven...
June 23, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Who needs Spain?
This dynamic duo from Clane in County Kildare took advantage of the Grand Canal at Digby's Bridge to cool off as temperatures soared into the mid-8...
June 22, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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A dawdle at sea level
Clare’s recent Everest conqueror, John Burke, took to low-lying land and a much milder challenge as he and his wife, the actor Aoibhín Garrihy, led...
June 21, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Maureen honored
Professor Maureen Murphy, the Irish Echo’s Irish American of the Year for 2017, is presented with the “triple flame” crystal by conference convener...
June 20, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bloomsday on Stone
A "Ulysses" enthusiast captures on his camera phone Larry Kirwan reading from James Joyce's classic at the 14th Annual Bloomsday celebration hosted...
June 19, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Call it a sunset shower
The sun is setting, the fire boat is spouting and the Celtic Cruise is in full swing last Wednesday evening in New York Harbor.
June 16, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff