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Classic campaign book included Biden/Finnegan family story
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Classic campaign book included Biden/Finnegan family story
“The hospital was in a tough neighborhood, bad streets and dark. If the boys could sleep, Joe and Jimmy would walk those streets, half the night. T...
Scanlon forges Galway-Japan ties
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Scanlon forges Galway-Japan ties
A still from the performance of “Echoes of Calling,” which is being streamed this week. HIROYASU DAIDO By Irish Echo Staff Seamus Scanlon, Galway w...
New Whyte collection is essential
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New Whyte collection is essential
Aggie Whyte's playing was “was ahead of its time,” Seamus Connolly writes in the liner notes. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Folks, I have a g...
When can we go see live comedy? Just m’asking for a friend
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When can we go see live comedy? Just m’asking for a friend
Shane Cunningham where he wants to be again - on a live stage By Shane Cunningham Throughout the past year, people all over the world have been goi...
From Famine Ireland to White House
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From Famine Ireland to White House
Then U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden was hosted at Aras an Uachtaran by President Michael D. Higgins on June 22, 2016. SAM BOAL/ROLLING NEWS.IE By Ci...
‘I stayed for love, I stayed for years’
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‘I stayed for love, I stayed for years’
Angel Desai in “All the Last Weekend,” by Honor Molloy. By Peter McDermott “Stay Home and Stay Safe.” Commissioned and presented by Origin Theatre ...
Joy looks to reinvent herself in Season 2
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Joy looks to reinvent herself in Season 2
One reason Amy Huberman enjoys playing the titular character of “Finding Joy” is that she’s the “antithesis of me.” PHOTO COURTESY OF ACORN TV By K...
Music’s engrossing on Ní Charra album
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Music’s engrossing on Ní Charra album
Niamh Ní Charra’s versatility as a musician ensures this album has a lot of variety. By Daniel Neely The first thing I noticed about Niamh Ní Charr...
Lucan was a different world
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Lucan was a different world
Tom Phelan in a childhood photo. PART 2 By Tom Phelan Upon our arrival at the convent in Lucan Aunt Ellen was more emotional than anyone else. She ...
Hometown problem is national crisis
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Hometown problem is national crisis
Breanne McUlty in a scene from "Overdosed." By Peter McDermott The higher up you are in the drug-dealing food-chain in the U.S. the more protected ...
NYIC to honor Jane McCarter O’Dowd
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NYIC to honor Jane McCarter O’Dowd
Jane McCarter O’Dowd, with her husband Robert and her parents John and Breda McCarter. By Peter McDermott The New York Irish Center this afternoon ...
How populists undermine democracy
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How populists undermine democracy
Former Republican politician Joe Scarborough has warned that America is becoming like Hungary and Poland, thanks to his former party. NBC NEWS Betw...

 



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