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Animus afoot
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Animus afoot
This was a headline last week in the London-published Daily Telegraph: “Brexit latest news: Angela Merkel throws Theresa May a lifeline as she insi...
Assault on asylum
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Assault on asylum
These are worrying days for Malachy McAllister and the group of his fellow Irishmen known collectively as “the deportees.” McAllister, for one, has...
No April joke
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No April joke
Ordinarily, the arrival of April in the northern hemisphere is a time of rejoicing for the meteorologically burdened. We welcome spring. Nobody was...
Leo’s reality check
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Leo’s reality check
Photo: rollingnews.ie We are long familiar with all the bonhomie and backslapping associated with the annual St. Patrick and shamrock celebrations ...
More questions of late
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More questions of late
We are long familiar with the “Irish Question” though there are times, and there have been many of us in those times, who are not quite sure what t...
The year’s closing time
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The year’s closing time
And so another year takes its final few steps into the history books. Most will be sad to see it go, imperfect though it might have been. Time was ...
JFK’s Legacy
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JFK’s Legacy
Given that it was Thanksgiving the 55th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy passed with relatively little coverage. Such ...
Our dying planet
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Our dying planet
Regardless of who wins what in the world’s political life we can be sure of one thing: life on earth will suffer. In recent days Brazilian voters, ...
Maybe next time
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Maybe next time
Michael D. Higgins is poised to serve another seven years as Irish president. That’s just fine. He has done a pretty good job in his first seven ye...
Editorial Oct 10-17 2018: Rift and Drift
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Editorial Oct 10-17 2018: Rift and Drift
Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, delivered Ireland’s address to the recent opening of the United Nations General As...
Editorial Oct 3-9 2018: A time for good men
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Editorial Oct 3-9 2018: A time for good men
There is a classic scene in the movie “A Few Good Men” in which Jack Nicholson’s character, a crusty Marine colonel, goes off the rails and, well, ...
Editorial Sept 19-25 2018: Hurricanes Once A Year Now
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Editorial Sept 19-25 2018: Hurricanes Once A Year Now
Exactly a year ago the Echo reported on page one about efforts underway by the Ancient Order of Hibernians to aid fellow Hibernians affected by Hur...

 

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