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Congress Members Send Garvaghy Road Letter
Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, have pen...
October 02, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
'Castlemorris Woods' at 92NY
“Castlemorris Woods,” at the 92nd Street Y through Nov. 18, brings together a body of work created by Irish painter Donald Teskey following his 202...
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Congress Members Send Garvaghy Road Letter
Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, have pen...
October 02, 2026
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Concerned Protestants in North call for end to Drumcree crisis
OVER 150 people from a Protestant background in the North of Ireland have penned a letter urging the Orange Order to end the Drumcree parade stand-...
October 02, 2026
by Conor McParland
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EXCLUSIVE: Watch Breandán Mac Cionnaith interview – 'Ban this parade once and for all'
BREANDÁN Mac Cionnaith from the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition has called on the British government to ban the Drumcree Orange Order parade ‘on...
October 02, 2026
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WE SAY: Embattled Garvaghy community will take no law lectures from DUP
This leader column appeared first today in our sister paper in Belfast, The Andersonstown News. WITNESSING the beleaguered residents of the Garvagh...
October 01, 2026
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KIRWAN: Much Has Changed But Feeling Reassured
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October 01, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
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LETTER: A Strident Pathology
Editor: If Catholic Republicans/Nationalists insisted on marching through Protestant areas in Northern Ireland I would be the first to condemn it, ...
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Troy on target!
October 02, 2026
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SPORTS DESK: Mayo vie with Kerry in All Stars
Mayo, the 2026 All-Ireland football winners, has the highest number of nominations for this year All-Stars football team. Eleven Mayo players have ...
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