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).

Latest Stories

James Lombard Dead at 88
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James Lombard Dead at 88
James Lombard, a dedicated contributor to New York's Irish community in multiple ways and many levels over many years, has died at the age of 88. H...
October 26, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Death of Mary Boresz Pike
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Death of Mary Boresz Pike
Mary Boresz Pike, an attorney who captured the attention of Irish America over her years long legal fight to prevent the deportation of Joe Doherty...
October 18, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Dead at 92
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Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Dead at 92
Chuck Feeney, the billionaire who gave away his billions, and who was a pivotal figure in Irish America's effort to draw the U.S. into the quest fo...
October 09, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
U.S./UK Trade Deal Coming
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U.S./UK Trade Deal Coming
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are preparing a “foundational” U.S./UK trade agreement designed to be wrapped up before ...
October 04, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
1868 Fenian Letter for Auction in NY
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1868 Fenian Letter for Auction in NY
It's a letter awaiting a new recipient. Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York, an auction house that specializes in the sale of rare posta...
September 21, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Adrian Flannelly's Over and Out
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Adrian Flannelly's Over and Out
The term "everybody and anybody" applies, and then some, to the Adrian Flannelly radio show. Well, everybody and anybody will have to find another ...
August 21, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Timely Arrival of New Irish Watches
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Timely Arrival of New Irish Watches
Well here's what could be called an up to the minute report. Literally. The Swiss have a new competitor in the rarified industry that is watchmakin...
August 18, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Sun, Prairie Wind and a Lingering Sadness
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Sun, Prairie Wind and a Lingering Sadness
As Joe McCann wrote in a recent feature posted by the Echo online, fifty years on from the Native American occupation of Wounded Knee it is clear t...
August 15, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Congress Members Protest British Legacy Bill
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Congress Members Protest British Legacy Bill
Sixteen members of the United States House of Representatives, from both parties, have written to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Northern Irel...
August 14, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
The Night We Met Sinéad O'Connor
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The Night We Met Sinéad O'Connor
I met Sinéad O'Connor just once. We were winging our way across the Atlantic from New York to Dublin. It was a fall night in 1992. Sinéad was famou...
August 02, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
New Nine Member Board at AIHS
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New Nine Member Board at AIHS
A new board has been formed to run the American Irish Historical Society. The new board membership was revealed by the three-member interim board t...
July 31, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon
Board Formation Close at AIHS
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Board Formation Close at AIHS
The formation of a new board at the American Irish Historical Society is close to finalization. And the Echo understands that a new chairman is soo...
July 14, 2023 by Ray O'Hanlon

 

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