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Irishman pardoned after 166 years
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Irishman pardoned after 166 years
An Irishman who was hanged in Rhode Island on St. Valentine's Day in 1845 has been pardoned by Governor Lincoln Chafee in a move that has been wide...
Hopes rise for GAA  player's recovery
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Hopes rise for GAA player's recovery
A young Gaelic footballer who is in a coma after suffering after an incident during a game in San Francisco is showing some signs of improvement. B...
Irish GOP hold fundraiser
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Irish GOP hold fundraiser
The Irish American Republicans lobby group is holding a fundraising event for Yonkers mayoral candidate, John Murtagh, this Thursday evening, July ...
Texas visitors chart peace progress
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Texas visitors chart peace progress
On a whistle-stop tour to West Belfast, the sun came out at Clonard Monastery to welcome a student delegation from Houston, Texas, who were on the ...
Tabloid greats wrote about ordinary ‘ruck’ of life
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Tabloid greats wrote about ordinary ‘ruck’ of life
Breslin is back at the Daily News and Pete Hamill has a new book out that everybody is talking about, "Tabloid City." And that's good news, but sad...
Pro Bono
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Pro Bono
Adam Bevell has fulfilled his wildest dream: playing on stage with U2. He did so in Nashville, Tennessee on the 4th of July weekend after being spo...
West Point bound
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West Point bound
It's a long family story, but right now Gavin Maher is thinking about how short his summer break is going to be. That's because the Rockland County...
"Disappeared" body found in grave
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"Disappeared" body found in grave
The exhumation of a body in County Monaghan on Tuesday is linked to the cases of the "disappeared" it has been confirmed. The Independent Commissio...
Remains 9th or 19th century?
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Remains 9th or 19th century?
Ancient skeletal remains, which local historians believe could date back to ninth century Viking invaders, have been discovered on a farmland in Co...
More Irish emerging in diversity visa snafu
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More Irish emerging in diversity visa snafu
A growing number of Irish applicants who applied for diversity visas only to have their hopes dashed by a State Department computer glitch are step...
Walsh marks music site's first year
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Walsh marks music site's first year
Fiona Walsh will celebrate the first anniversary of her accidental career this Friday night and Saturday morning. It has its roots in a writing ass...
Large turn out for McManus book launch
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Large turn out for McManus book launch
A large crowd turned out under stormy skies last Thursday evening in Manhattan for the New York launch of the memoir "My American Struggle for Just...

 

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