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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Irish Voice Ceases Print Publication
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Irish Voice Ceases Print Publication
After 36 years as a weekly newspaper, the Irish Voice has announced that it is ceasing its print edition. Irish Voice content has been featured for...
 Hibernians Pen All House and Senate Members
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 Hibernians Pen All House and Senate Members
The Ancient Order of Hibernians has sent a letter to all members of the Senate and House of Representatives urging their support in "opposing and d...
Financial Boost for Buffalo Joyce Museum
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Financial Boost for Buffalo Joyce Museum
Bloomsday didn't pass in Buffalo without a boost for the city's future taking firm root. The University at Buffalo Libraries, home to the world’s l...
A Voyage Through Seas and Time
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A Voyage Through Seas and Time
On a spring evening in 1995 visitors to the South Street Seaport at the lower end of Manhattan might have been forgiven for thinking they were back...
USS Patrick Gallagher On Course For Summer '24 Launch
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USS Patrick Gallagher On Course For Summer '24 Launch
The USS Patrick Gallagher is taking clear shape with an anticipated launch date roughly a year from now in the summer of 2024. The Gallagher, named...
A Busy D.C. Day for Michelle O'Neill
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A Busy D.C. Day for Michelle O'Neill
Michelle O'Neill was here, there and everywhere in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. And she was here, there and everywhere a day before British Prime Mini...
Rosie O'Gradys Closing in on New Home
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Rosie O'Gradys Closing in on New Home
One chapter closes and another opens. Rosie O'Grady's, an iconic Manhattan meeting place and a home from home for the Irish from all over, is casti...
Rosie O'Grady's Looking For a New Home
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Rosie O'Grady's Looking For a New Home
Rosie O'Grady's, a landmark Irish hostelry in New York City, is set to close at the end of June. But the Carty family, which has managed the bar, r...
Battles Long Past, But Never Forgotten
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Battles Long Past, But Never Forgotten
This week there is a conference in Sligo that will consider and remember….the Spanish Armada. Yes, that Armada. Think about it, but had the Armada ...
USS The Sullivans Upright and Stable
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USS The Sullivans Upright and Stable
Buffalo --- The USS The Sullivans is upright and stable. The Echo recently visited the iconic World War II destroyer at its berth in the Buffalo an...
Aer Lingus Moving House at JFK
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Aer Lingus Moving House at JFK
Starting on Thursday, April 27, Aer Lingus will be moving its operations to a new terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. "We...
Biden Honors Irish Heroes, Patrick Gallagher
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Biden Honors Irish Heroes, Patrick Gallagher
During his rousing speech in Ballina, County Mayo, President Biden paid homage to the many Irish who have fought and died for the United States dow...

 

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