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Dueling bills
[caption id="attachment_68816" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Senator Scott Brown.[/caption] Two bills that offer extended non-immigrant visas to...
December 28, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Queen to boost Irish visits
[caption id="attachment_68801" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Queen Elizabeth delivering her Dublin Castle speech."][/caption] Tourism in ...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Higgins hails Havel
He's holding his fire on North Korea's Kim Jong-Il, but President Michael D. Higgins had only glowing words for the former president of the Czech R...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Two countries, one border
The two have long been at odds on the matter of one particular border, but this week Ireland and the UK are signing an agreement designed to crack ...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Judge rules against BC, appeal possible
[caption id="attachment_68794" align="alignright" width="600" caption="BC's Burns Library houses the Troubles archive."][/caption] A federal judge ...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bah humbug to Christmas sign
[caption id="attachment_68791" align="alignright" width="600" caption="The Irish language seasonal greeting in front of Belfast City Hall."][/capti...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Accused denies murder charges
A man charged with murdering two British soldiers says he has only a couple of years to live. Brian Shivers (46) from Magherafelt in County Derry, ...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Uncertain Christmas for families
Several families in Derry could be forced to spend Christmas away from their homes after their gardens began to disappear over the weekend. A lands...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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A candle for granny
Every Christmas Eve I place a lighted candle in my window, less for any cultural or religious reason than for fear my granny might appear and scare...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Your poor huddled billionaires
[caption id="attachment_68782" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Conor O'Clery. "][/caption] The year is ending on a hopeful note for any Iri...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Abusive priest used hypnosis says report
[caption id="attachment_68779" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Bishop Magee."][/caption] An Irish diocese has been criticized over its fail...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Pope unlikely to visit Ireland
[caption id="attachment_68776" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Pope Benedict. "][/caption] The pope is unlikely to visit Ireland next year ...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff