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Meagher finally gets his marker in Brooklyn
Brigadier Thomas Francis Meagher By Ray O’Hanlon He may have been the most famous Irishman of his generation, definitely the most controversial. Bo...
June 26, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Patrick Gallagher petition is close to target
Patrick “Bob” Gallagher By Ray O’Hanlon The petition aimed at securing a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Vietnam War hero Patrick “Bob” Gallagher i...
June 23, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Tom McGrath is happy where he stands, and runs
Far from Fermanagh, Tom McGrath gives Manhattan traffic a run for its money. By Max O’Neill Tom McGrath has been through the literal and metaphoric...
June 22, 2017
by Max O'Neill
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Boston arrest not part of wider crackdown
John Cunningham, here speaking to RTE about the plight of the undocumented Irish, is awaiting deportation to Ireland By Ray O’Hanlon The arrest of ...
June 21, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Ireland’s epic new take on a storied tale
Visitors from the United States who arrive at the EPIC ticket desk this July 4 can avail of a special two for one entry promotion valid only for th...
June 21, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Varadkar ‘reassured’ after meeting May
Seeing eye to eye: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street. RollingNews.ie photo. By Evan Short Taoiseach Leo Varad...
June 20, 2017
by Evan Short
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A tale worth telling - over a cold brew
Chick Donohue (left of picture) with some of the beneficiaries of his legendary 1968 Vietnam beer run By Ray O’Hanlon Keeping the beer cold was a c...
June 19, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Marie crossed ocean, and now America
Marie Gallagher giving a TV interview By Michael Quinlin Traditional Irish singer Marie Gallagher is popular around Boston for her fine voice and s...
June 16, 2017
by Michael Quinlin
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NY/NB opens with AIHS reception
The American Irish Historical Society will host the opening reception for this year’s New York/New Belfast conference. By Irish Echo Staff The US-I...
June 15, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
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Leo Varadkar takes over as taoiseach
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar greeting members of the public outside Leinster House today. RollingNews.ie photo. By Ray O’Hanlon Leo Varadkar is Ireland's...
June 14, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon
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DUP’s colorful history under scrutiny
An Ulster Resistance meeting in the 1980s. By Evan Short The DUP’s links to loyalist terror have been amongst the party’s history that is being exp...
June 13, 2017
by Evan Short
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Far from the fields of Athenry, but…..
Irish-born A.J. McGinty makes a move for the USA Eagles at Red Bull Arena last Saturday. Inpho/Ryan Byrne. By Ray O’Hanlon At the end of it the par...
June 12, 2017
by Ray O'Hanlon