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‘Relentless’ Irish rowers pass the halfway point
The Relentless Rowers are (l-r) Patrick O’Connor, Eoin O’Farrell, Seán Underwood and Thomas Browne. By Irish Echo Staff It’s all downhill from here...
January 03, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
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2018 is Bliain na Gaeilge
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking at the launch of “Bliain na Gaeilge 2018” at Government Buildings in Dublin. RollingNews.ie photo. By Anthony Neeso...
January 02, 2018
by Anthony Neeson
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Looking to the future, forty at a time
Some of the 2017 40 Under 40 Award winners at the awards event in Rosie O’Grady’s By Irish Echo Staff They represent Irish America’s best hope for ...
December 28, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Pearse surrender letter bound for New York
The Pearse surrender letter By Irish Echo Staff If all goes to plan, the 1916 surrender letter penned by Patrick Pearse will arrive in New York tod...
December 27, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Ireland and U.S. diverge at UN
Irish Ambassador to the United Nations Geraldine Byrne Nason By Ray O’Hanlon Ignoring warnings from the Trump administration of possible retaliatio...
December 22, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Newgrange, minus two zeroes, marks anniversary
The great burial mound at Newgrange in Ireland’s “valley of the kings.” Photo from Office of Public Works website. By Irish Echo Staff The burial m...
December 21, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Demand for Irish Passports continues to grow
A very popular travel document By Evan Short The looming fear of Brexit and what it will mean for travel to the European Union has seen members of ...
December 20, 2017
by Evan Short
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Geldof wants his freedom scroll back
Bob Geldof on the day he handed back his Freedom of the City of Dublin scroll. Rolling News.ie photo. By Evan Short Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Mart...
December 19, 2017
by Evan Short
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Irish Whiskey is upping its brand count
The Sexton single malt Irish Whiskey By Ray O’Hanlon Ireland is the spiritual home of whiskey. And the literal one. As such, it stands distinct fro...
December 18, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Boyle, groups, get their Irish in at D.C. Brexit hearing
Congressman Brendan Boyle at the Subcommittee hearing By Ray O’Hanlon Brexit will have profound implications for Ireland and it was with that in mi...
December 15, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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A final farewell to ‘General Jim’ at St. Patrick’s
Jim Cullen with President Obama on inauguration day, 2009 By Ray O’Hanlon He was played in by a lone piper, played out by an army bugler’s renderin...
December 14, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Objection voiced as Ireland signs up to EU defense pact
MEP Matt Carthy By Evan Short The Irish government has been accused of selling out Irish neutrality. It comes as the European Council has adopted t...
December 13, 2017
by Evan Short