Ray O'Hanlon

Ray O’Hanlon is Editor of the Irish Echo. A graduate of University College Dublin, he has been a journalist for more than four decades and is a published author, his latest book being “Unintended Consequences: The Story Of Irish Immigration To The U.S. And How America’s Door Was Closed To The Irish” (www.MerrionPress.ie).

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Nancy Lally's 105 Reasons To Celebrate
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Nancy Lally's 105 Reasons To Celebrate
There has been much ado over the recent release of the 1926 Irish Census. Nancy Lally is certainly paying attention. She is in it. And she is in it...
What a Difference 35 Years Make
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What a Difference 35 Years Make
Richard Neal was just a couple of years into his congressional career when Queen Elizabeth came to Capitol Hill to address the Houses of Congress. ...
U.S. Will Contribute $4M to IFI
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U.S. Will Contribute $4M to IFI
The International Fund for Ireland will, after all, be receiving financial aid from the U.S. For some months now it was believed that Washington's ...
Pele For Sure, But Thierry Henry?
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Pele For Sure, But Thierry Henry?
New York City is readying for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Eight games are scheduled for the New York metro area and all this soccer action is expe...
Catalpa's Legacy In Full Sail 150 Years On
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Catalpa's Legacy In Full Sail 150 Years On
With the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa rescue falling this week there is a renewed push to unveil a memorial to the rescue of Six Fenians from c...
Catalpa Flag on Display in Ireland's National Museum
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Catalpa Flag on Display in Ireland's National Museum
If you are calculating the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa rescue that standout day is today, Thursday April 16. That is if you are in New York, B...
Passing of Unateresa Sheahan Gormley
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Passing of Unateresa Sheahan Gormley
Unateresa Sheahan Gormley passed away peacefully on April 10 surrounded by her loving family and dear friends after a long and valiant battle with ...
Sacred Shoes On Holy Ground
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Sacred Shoes On Holy Ground
Many of them didn't even have shoes. But they will be remembered by a pair of bronze shoes The National Irish Famine Way has announced plans for th...
Liam Cusack's Battle for Life
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Liam Cusack's Battle for Life
The attacks on 9/11 continue to reach out and hurt New Yorkers. Liam Cusack is one of them. Liam, a native of County Galway but a New York City res...
Death of Echo columnist Jim Lowney
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Death of Echo columnist Jim Lowney
Jim Lowney, for many years both a columnist and reporter for the Irish Echo, has died. Lowney, who lived in New Jersey, was 85. He passed away peac...
Biden Reminds Americans of Immigrant Heritage
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Biden Reminds Americans of Immigrant Heritage
President Joe Biden wasn't at home in Delaware. He was in Boston. It was Saint Patrick's Day and he was talking up heritage, the bonds between Amer...
Death of Former Queens lawmaker Cathy Nolan
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Death of Former Queens lawmaker Cathy Nolan
Catherine Nolan, a longtime Queens lawmaker and one of the most influential voices in New York State education policy, passed away on March 11, 202...





 



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