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King takes up the fight for Friends of Ireland
There's been a huge about face on Capitol Hill. The chairman of the Friends of Ireland caucus, Congressman Peter King (R-NY), is now leading the fi...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Damning report on Rosemary Nelson murder
The family of murdered County Armagh lawyer, Rosemary Nelson, have said that a public inquiry had vindicated her belief that elements of the Royal ...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Anger over Derry bomb attack
Politicians and police in Derry have condemned a bomb attack on a bank in the city on Saturday. Two masked men threw a hold-all containing the bomb...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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All aboard for the Irish Catskills
"The Summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will you go, lassie, go...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Garret Fitzgerald is laid to rest
Former taoiseach Garret FitzGerald has been laid to rest in Dublin following a state funeral, held on Sunday. FitzGerald, who was 85, died in a Dub...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Queen's visit hailed as big success
It has been described as one of the most significant few days in Irish history. Queen Elizabeth's four-day visit to Ireland last week not only pass...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Conference visitors to see historic Red Hook
Civic leaders in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn will be rolling out the red carpet for delegates at the New York-New Belfast conference next...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kruise is marking the big 2-0
Project Children is technically an adult after 20 years on the go, but the organization's focus is still firmly on the kids. And with that singular...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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O'Dwyer and Bernstien hosts O'Hanlon
'Dwyer and Bernstien will host a reading, signing and Q&A session for Irish Echo editor Ray O'Hanlon and his new thriller, "The South Lawn Plot" th...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Daley hand in Obama visit
President Barack Obama's visit to Ireland was always going to be a more personal journey by a man fascinated to see the land of one of his forefath...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Text of President Mary McAleese's Dublin Castle speech
This is the full text of the speech on Wednesday, May 18 by President Mary McAleese at the state dinner in Dublin Castle in honor of Queen Elizabet...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Text of the Queen’s Dublin Castle speech
This is the full text of the speech on Wednesday, May 18 by Queen Elizabeth at the state dinner in Dublin Castle given in her honor. A hUachtarain ...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff