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Emigration from Ireland soars
111 is an easy number to remember. It's also the number of people leaving Ireland every 24 hours. The after-effects of the Celtic Tiger's demise co...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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From New York to the Pentagon
NYPD Gaelic Football Club members, Pat Mulcahy (Cork), team manager Peter McCormack (Donegal), and Ira Goldman (New York) pictured in front of the ...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Extend the vote to North
Voters in Northern Ireland will not be able to vote in the Oct. 27 presidential election in the republic - even if they are Irish citizens. But Mar...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Relatives group launches in NY
Relatives for Justice USA will be holding its New York launch Thursday, Sept. at 6:30 p.m. at The Prince George Ballroom, 15 East 27th St. between ...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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The gift of heritage to a hero
[caption id="attachment_66988" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="FDNY chief Edward Kilduff, Bridget Hunter, and tánaiste Eamon Gilmore displ...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hey presto, heroes revealed
It was case of now you don't see them, now you do. The website dedicated to Irish soldiers who died in U.S. uniform in the Korean War was obscured ...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Penalized for attending funeral
An orange lodge is seeing red over attendance at a funeral. Two leading Ulster unionists are to face disciplinary proceedings by the Orange Order a...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Four will pursue SDLP leadership
[caption id="attachment_66980" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Margaret Ritchie on the street with Alasdair McDonnell who is now one of fo...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Rarin' and roarin' at 80
[caption id="attachment_66977" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Malachy McCourt "][/caption] Happy birthday Malachy! You once told me that ...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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The view from down under
[caption id="attachment_66974" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Maria Bello as Jane Timoney. "][/caption] Newspapers vary when it comes to ...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Death of Kara Kennedy Allen
Kara Kennedy Allen, the only daughter of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, died at age 51 last weekend in Washington, D.C. Kennedy was diagnosed wit...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Boston club was down, but far from out
[caption id="attachment_66969" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="There's life yet in Irish Social Club of Boston."][/caption] BOSTON --- Tha...
September 22, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff