Peter Nolan

Peter Nolan is a first generation native New Yorker from a staunchly GAA family. Peter covered the NY GAA first for the Irish Voice and then for several years at the Irish Echo. He went on to cover the United States Men's National Team in World Cup Qualifiers from Columbus, Ohio to Mexico City's famous Azteca Stadium, also reporting on United States Women's National soccer teams matches across the United States. Peter's work recently appeared in the Irish Best selling compilation, "Grassroots, Stories from the Heart of the GAA."

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Profile: Buffalo's Jack of all trades with finger on political pulse
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Profile: Buffalo's Jack of all trades with finger on political pulse
Attorney, lobbyist, political aide to Chuck Schumer, former political candidate, author, adjunct faculty member at his alma mater Canisius College,...
US chief of Invest NI is driven by desire to makes things better back home
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US chief of Invest NI is driven by desire to makes things better back home
After 15 years working in New York to bring investment to Northern Ireland, Andrea Haughian stepped up to the top job with Invest Northern Ireland ...
Flying the colors for Ireland pays off for newly-elected Californian pol Julie Roche
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Flying the colors for Ireland pays off for newly-elected Californian pol Julie Roche
After years spent in the background of politics, both local and national, when Julie Roche decided to step forward and run for City Council in her ...
Veterans raise a glass to 'Mr Fighting 69th' at event marking WWII Makin Island raid
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Veterans raise a glass to 'Mr Fighting 69th' at event marking WWII Makin Island raid
Long-serving veteran Command Sergeant Major Tom Fitzsimmons was the Guest of Honor at the recent Makin Day Dinner, the annual celebration held by t...
Unmarked graves of Leadville, CO, tell tale of impoverished Irish
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Unmarked graves of Leadville, CO, tell tale of impoverished Irish
Put it down to a New York - centric big city bias but when I think of the Irish diaspora my mind automatically drifts to Hell’s Kitchen, the Marble...
Carney's Capitol Hill-based FEDNET aims for 'no-nonsense viewer perspective'
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Carney's Capitol Hill-based FEDNET aims for 'no-nonsense viewer perspective'
We live in polarizing times. Politicians that were once considered colleagues with differing viewpoints now appear to be deadly enemies. Compromise...
Spotlight: Business booster Moran builds firm foundation for small companies
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Spotlight: Business booster Moran builds firm foundation for small companies
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LABOR LEADERS: Pittsburgh's Michael Dunleavy has seen life from both sides
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LABOR LEADERS: Pittsburgh's Michael Dunleavy has seen life from both sides
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Community Champ Cathy Nolan Stepping Down after Lifetime of Public Service
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Community Champ Cathy Nolan Stepping Down after Lifetime of Public Service
“May a path of yellow moonlight bring us all safely home.” With those eloquent words of Irish poetry Assemblywoman Catherine (Cathy) Nolan voted ye...
Comeback delayed but Senate bid on course says candidate Crowley
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Comeback delayed but Senate bid on course says candidate Crowley
Elizabeth Crowley's political comeback - and New York State and national politics - received a jolt Wednesday, April 27, when the New York Court of...
LABOR LIVES: Boston-Irish Teamsters Pres has Amazon in his sights
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LABOR LIVES: Boston-Irish Teamsters Pres has Amazon in his sights
Since taking over the job of General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on March 22, Sean M. O’Brien has been a man on the mov...
Paying it forward: Donegal union chief in Bay Area passing on gift of equity
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Paying it forward: Donegal union chief in Bay Area passing on gift of equity
Born to Donegal parents in the English industrial city of Derby in 1961, Charles (Charlie) Lavery has chartered his own unique path to a leadership...

 

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