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From New York to an Irish prison cell
Convicted Garda killer Aaron Brady lived 'nice life' in New York By Irish Echo Staff The man convicted of capital murder in the 2013 killing of Gar...
August 14, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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A walk in the garden
Did I ever tell you the one about...Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson have a stroll and a chat in the grounds of Hillsborough Castle outside Belfast...
August 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Martin and Johnson meet in Belfast
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson exchange Covid-19 appropriate greetings in Belfast today. Julien Behal Photograph...
August 13, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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From 2m visitors to zero (and back again) - Big Irish Campfire to discuss transatlantic tourism woes
Last year, two million visitors from North America visited the Emerald Isle. That stunning figure - fully one-in-ten of all Americans who travelled...
August 12, 2020
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
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Capital murder conviction in killing of Garda
Day of justice. Pictured is Garda Detective Adrian Donohoe. Today saw a guilty verdict passed on Aaron Brady for the capital murder of Garda Donoho...
August 12, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Another arson attack on Boston church
Fr. John Currie beside the statue of the Virgin Mary outside St. Peter's Church in Dorchester that was set on fire last month. Photo by Owen Smith....
August 12, 2020
by Jim Smith
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Biden picks Kamala Harris
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ended weeks of speculation Tuesday evening by naming Senator Kamala Harris (pictured) as his vice presi...
August 11, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Probe into Neal primary challenger
Mayor Alex Morse By Jim Smith Alex Morse, the 31-year-old mayor of Holyoke in western Massachusetts, is under investigation by UMass Amherst follow...
August 11, 2020
by Jim Smith
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A new week in Ireland's Covid-19 battle
Pictured is today's Department of Health Covid-19 update held in Dublin. The meeting reported No deaths but 57 new cases as there has been a spike ...
August 10, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Sober SPD plans 2021 big tenth celebration
A sober yet always lively celebration St. Patrick's Day has been held for the past decade By Irish Echo Staff The Sober St. Patrick's Day organizat...
August 10, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Covid closes down Kildare food plant
In Timahoe, County Kildare, the company O’Brien Fine Foods has confirmed that 80 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19 and that it is ...
August 07, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
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Critical of decision not to prosecute
From left: Patrick Rooney, Hugh McCabe and Samuel McLarnon By Anthony Neeson A decision not to prosecute former RUC officers over the deaths of thr...
August 07, 2020
by Anthony Neeson