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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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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

 



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