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Fr. Mychal remembered in Syracuse
Fr. Mychal Judge, the FDNY chaplain who is officially recorded as the first victim in New York City on 9/11, is now remembered in a statue that was...
January 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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It's March 10 in Conshohocken
You probably deserve a prize if you can pronounce the name. The Montgomery County Saint Patrick's Parade Committee in Pennsylvania has set the date...
January 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Gate open
[caption id="attachment_69021" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The arch over Barry Gate.[/caption] The Barry Gate is now crowned and open. A dream...
January 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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The 'rights' move
[caption id="attachment_68998" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Taoiseach Enda Kenny wants to see Ireland on UN rights panel. "][/caption] ...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Fly the British flag, lure more tourists
[caption id="attachment_68995" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The Union Jack did fly over government Buildings in Dublin during the queen...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Peace award for McAleeses
[caption id="attachment_68992" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption=" President Mary and Senator Martin McAleese at the recent inauguration of h...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Surf's up, and up,
Surf's up - and it's very up indeed off Ireland's north and northwest coasts One of the world's top big wave surfers believes he has found two loca...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hibernians see E-3 bills as timely and due
[caption id="attachment_68986" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Dan Dennehy of the AOH (l) and Senator Patrick Leahy. "][/caption] The Anci...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Player slams GAA over violence
The Gaelic footballer who ended up in a coma after being struck off the ball during a game in San Francisco last June has hit out at the GAA over i...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Secret contacts during '81 hunger strikes
[caption id="attachment_68980" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Joe McDonnell."][/caption] British state papers released under the 30 year ...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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In SDLP, sharing is caring
It may not be the biggest reshuffle in political history but new SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell has announced plans to change his party's only Exec...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Judge rules test for teen
A Turkish judge has ruled that the teenager accused of the murder of two Northern Ireland women in Turkey last year will have to have a bone marrow...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff