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A date must be set for an Irish border poll
The border is a century old but an increasing number of people say that it is time for it to be scrapped By Peter Kissel and Marty Glennon The time...
July 13, 2021
by Peter Kissel and Marty Glennon
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Leaving America For American Desk
Irish Ambassador to the United States Dan Mulhall hosted a party at the Irish Embassy in Washington D.C. on Friday, July 9 for Deputy Irish Ambassa...
July 12, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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'Emergency' Webinar Will Focus On 70s Shootings
A gable wall highlighting the 1972 Springhill-Westrock Massacre By Irish Echo Staff with the British government moving towards closing off prosecut...
July 12, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Highways And Flowerways
Ireland is seeing a surge in the growth of wild flowers and fauna as city and county councils, home owners and farmers, cut back on the trimming of...
July 09, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hibernians Protest Proposed Memorial Siting
A ruined cottage from County Mayo is part of the Great Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City. By Irish Echo Staff It is not the idea of a memorial t...
July 09, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Row Boys Row!
There's nothing, quite nothing, like messing about in boats though this crew seems seriously intent on making progress on the River Liffey in Dubli...
July 08, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Republic's vaccine rate reaches fifty percent
Paul Reid By Anthony Neeson Half of the adult population of the Republic of Ireland is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. And the hospitality i...
July 08, 2021
by Anthony Neeson
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Dublin Marathon Postponed
The 2021 Dublin Marathon, scheduled for October, has been postponed due to continued uncertainty surrounding large crowd events during the pandemic...
July 07, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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New York Hibernians Convene in Syracuse
The logo for the 2021 state convention depicts the famed traffic signal at Tipperary Hill in Syracuse. The signal is inverted with green at the top...
July 07, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Testing The Festival Waters
Last weekend featured the Pilot Music Festival in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, which was hosted by the Irish Museum of Modern Art. 3,500 ...
July 06, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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Campaign to save Connecticut 'Irish Home'
The Irish American Home Society Building in Glastonbury, Connecticut By Irish Echo Staff The Irish Club and its Irish American Home building in Gla...
July 06, 2021
by Irish Echo Staff
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A Name Lives On In Brooklyn
Denis, Kathleen and Brian Hamill at the recent Brooklyn street name unveiling in honor of their late brother, Pete. Photo by Matthew Faschetti. By ...
July 05, 2021
by Matthew Fischetti