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Irish American Heritage Museum's New Appointee
The Irish American Heritage Museum’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Hayden-Grace Francis as the Albany, NY-based museum’s new ...
May 21, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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High Flyers
Pic of Day: Planes fly over as the Air Corps Pilots Cadet Class of 2023 graduated at a Commissioning Ceremony in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. The...
May 20, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Harris Welcomes EU/UK Agreement
Tánaiste Simon Harris has welcomed an agreement between the EU and UK which he said will benefit businesses and people across Europe and on both si...
May 20, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
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Biden Cancer Diagnosis
Photo of the Day: Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. But the ...
May 19, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Man Questioned Over Kerry Farmer Death
A man in his fifties is being questioned on suspicion of murdering Kerry farmer Michael Gaine. The 56-year-old has been missing from his Kenmare fa...
May 19, 2025
by Anthony Neeson
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A Final Salute
Photo of the Day: Members of the Garda stand by as the hearse leaves the church after the funeral of Garda Kevin Flatley at St. Peter's and Paul's ...
May 16, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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So Much Hope Moldering in the Political Grave
Yeats wrote about romantic Ireland being dead and gone and with O’Leary in the grave. What would the great poet say about immigrant America? We can...
May 16, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Grand Weather
Pic of Day: The fine weather in Ireland continues and St. Stephen's green in Dublin is, as always, a good place to enjoy it. Photo by Leah Farrell ...
May 15, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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National Famine Commemoration Set for Limerick
On March 5, Limerick TD and Minister for Arts and Culture Patrick O’Donovan announced that the 2025 National Famine Commemoration would be held in ...
May 15, 2025
by By Loretto Leary and Paddy Gannon
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Petition Seeks Return of Great Hunger Museum
For several years now the Great Hunger Museum, still mostly housed at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, has been the subject of a tussle betwee...
May 14, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Book on the Life of Margaret Heckler
Pic of Day: A gathering to greet a new book, ”A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer," was hosted by Irish Ambassador to the U....
May 14, 2025
by Irish Echo Staff
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Dowling to Step Down as Northwell CEO
Michael Dowling, a County Limerick native who heads one of the country's largest health care systems, will step down from his role as Northwell Hea...
May 14, 2025
by Ray O'Hanlon