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Famine conference a prelude, more to follow
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Famine conference a prelude, more to follow
The Great Hunger is "the hole in the heart of Irish America," author and film-maker Mary Pat Kelly declared at a "Famine Echoes" conference held ov...
Irish pols told undocumented need help
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Irish pols told undocumented need help
By Ray O'Hanlon Even as more Irish pack their bags to take their leave of the Republic's stricken economy, those that are looking at America for sa...
Irish American lobby groups line up behind Dems, GOP
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Irish American lobby groups line up behind Dems, GOP
By Susan Falvella Garraty Washington, D.C. ---"It's all about the money honey," says Irish American Republicans' president Susan Davis of this year...
Jobs for North announced at Washington trade gathering
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Jobs for North announced at Washington trade gathering
By Susan Falvella Garraty Washington, D.C. --- Secretary of State HIllary Rodham Clinton hosted a trade and investment conference for Northern Irel...
NYC Comptroller John Liu salutes MacBride win
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NYC Comptroller John Liu salutes MacBride win
By Ciara Quinn New York City Comptroller John Liu was in Ireland this week to explore the potential for investments, most especially in parts of th...
Running in his brother's memory
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Running in his brother's memory
Westchester County attorney Des Lyons will be moving up a gear on November 7 when he runs the New York City marathon for the Thomas Labrecque: Unit...
Ireland bracing for mother of all budgets
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Ireland bracing for mother of all budgets
By Scott Jamison They are already calling it Ireland's "Black Thursday." And if it's possible for the economic news to get darker, it will become a...
Full steam ahead, Irish style
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Full steam ahead, Irish style
The times might be tough, but that only means that many people are even more determined to relax and have a good time. And anyone who has gone on a...
Two grand marshals
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Two grand marshals
By Ray O'Hanlon With President Mary McAleese unavailable to lead the 2011 New York St. Patrick's Day Parade up Fifth Avenue, parade organizers are ...
Cowen, Lenihan meet press in show of party unity
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Cowen, Lenihan meet press in show of party unity
By Ray O'Hanlon Brian Cowen isn't quitting, not even thinking about it. And he explained his determination to stay in office in clear and unequivoc...
Crime scene
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Crime scene
By Ray O'Hanlon There's no statute of limitations on murder so a possible time limit on excavations at Duffy's Cut, in the suburb of Malvern outsid...
Ex-president to visit Ireland
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Ex-president to visit Ireland
By Susan Falvella Garraty Former President Bill Clinton is headed back to Belfast at the end of September, or early October. According to the U.S. ...

 

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