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Rare opportunity to see ‘Songman’
Tommy Sands will present on Saturday night a theatricalized music event based on his 2005 memoir. By Daniel Neely Tommy Sands is a living legend. H...
May 25, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Three months since ‘waiver’ letter
Ambassador Kevin O’Malley By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com It is three months this week since a letter was sent by Ireland’s Department of Fo...
May 25, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Florida rescinds its MacBride Law
The State Capitol building in Tallahassee By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com As expected, Governor Rick Scott of Florida has signed a state bud...
May 22, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Florida poised to rescind MacBride legislation
Governor Rick Scott By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com Florida is this week poised to overturn MacBride Principles legislation that has been la...
May 21, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
News
21 is old enough for many things, but…
Is Áras an Uachtaráin ready for a 21-year-old occupant? By Sarah Martin letters@irishecho.com Anyone who is abreast of Irish politics over the past...
May 20, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tea and a handshake
Gerry Adams and Prince Charles exchange words and a handshake when they met at University College Galway today. Photocall. By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon...
May 19, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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USS Barry in NY for Fleet Week
The USS Barry By Ray O’Hanlon rohanlon@irishecho.com It will be the friendliest of boarding parties. Members of the Commodore John Barry Club of Br...
May 15, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish is lingua franca in Cannes
By Evan Short letters@irishecho.com For the first time ever the glitz and glamour of the Cannes Film Festival will resonate to the sounds of the Ir...
May 14, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Tenor Emmet Cahill the latest Midlands star
By Áine Ní Shionnaigh Chatting to Emmet Cahill earlier this week is like catching up with a long lost friend. He has a hint of an accent which I st...
May 13, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Catherine Burns is going home
Duffy’s Cut team leaders Rev. Frank Watson, Earl Schandlemeir, and Dr. William Watson at the Duffy's Cut cross at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. By Ray...
May 13, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish aid workers at quake center
Concern’s Emergency Response Team leader Ros O’Sullivan (l) and logistician Graham Woodcock (r) in Kathmandu planning the distribution of essential...
May 12, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Legislators laud Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association
Saluting Rockland County GAA were (l-r) Legislator Pat Moroney, Marty McKenna, Joe McGirl, Vincent Tyer, and Legislator Christopher Carey. By Irish...
May 11, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff