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Caucus moves fast in the face of ‘mac attack’
Rep. Jeb Hensarling By Ray O’Hanlon The existence of the MacBride Principles owe much to the actions of mom and pop shareholders calling big corpor...
April 20, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Varadkar eyes top job but not an election
Leo Varadkar. RollingNews.ie photo By Evan Short Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar has quelled speculation that Ireland could be facing into a general elect...
April 19, 2017
by Evan Short
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Tough choices to be made
Gerry Adams speaking in Carrickmore, County Tyrone, on Easter Sunday By Gerry Adams All across the island of Ireland, and in faraway locations in t...
April 19, 2017
by Gerry Adams
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The Irish were the first targets of deportation
By Hidetaka Hirota President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend immigration from predominantly Muslim countries and the recent series of rai...
April 19, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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North voters get another summons
Theresa May in Dublin at the end of January By Anthony Neeson Northern Ireland will be heading to the polls for the fourth time in a year and the f...
April 18, 2017
by Anthony Neeson
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Remembering the Rising
President Michael D Higgins lays a wreath outside the GPO in Dublin on Easter Sunday. The wreath laying was part of the 101st anniversary commemora...
April 17, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Rory Staunton’s legacy is the gift of life
Rory Staunton at age 11 By Ray O’Hanlon Five years after his tragic death as a result of sepsis, the name of Rory Staunton has not faded from publi...
April 17, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Ambassador Dan Rooney dead at 84
Ambassador Dan Rooney By Ray O’Hanlon Dan Rooney, a champion of Irish causes, former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and chairman of the Pittsburgh Stee...
April 14, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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America’s role will be examined in Bronx gathering
Dr. Ruan O’Donnell speaking to Rockland County Hibernians last year. By Irish Echo Staff Would there have been a 1916 Rising without Irish exiles d...
April 13, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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A transatlantic salute to Mayo Marine
The march from the church to the cemetery was led by active service U.S. Marines and also retired USMC Brigadier General Michael Neil (center) who,...
April 12, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Heading for five million – slowly
There are more people in Ireland but the Republic’s population growth has slowed down. RollingNews.ie photo By Evan Short The number of people livi...
April 11, 2017
by Evan Short
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North could have another election
Michelle O’Neill By Anthony Neeson Northern Ireland could be facing into yet another election if an agreement is not reached in the political negot...
April 10, 2017
by Anthony Neeson