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Irish population on the rise
In terms of natural birth rate the population of the Republic of Ireland continues to grow faster than any other European Union nation, this accord...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Armada ship found in Donegal waters
Two shipwrecks discovered off the Donegal coast could be linked to the famous 1588 Spanish Armada, and a lesser known 18th century French armada. U...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Priest calls for total transformation
A priest in the scandal-hit diocese of Cloyne in County Cork has urged his fellow clerics to speak out and go against the "culture of fear" after t...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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GALWAY PHARMA GIANT SETS UP EURO HQ One of the top pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the U.S. is to set up its European headquarters i...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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A hall of fame double for Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara is worth hall of fame status no matter where she makes her home, but if you were thinking two countries before all others they would...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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A rose in Antrim, an attorney in Albany
If she ever becomes a judge it will be "all rose" - not all rise. Antrim native Bronagh Kelly was recently sworn in as an attorney in the State of ...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Team Youghal raced in Emer's memory
The transcontinental cyclists that make up Team Youghal were the main guests at a recent reception at the Irish Consulate in Manhattan, an event th...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Internees sue
It wasn’t just a case of round up the usual suspects. It was round up everybody and anybody, suspect or no. Forty years after the introduction of i...
August 10, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Big ‘fore’ here
Now it will be four Irish major winners in a golf major. Ireland’s “big fore” are back in the U.S. this week to compete in the Bridgestone Invitati...
August 04, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Amid new controversy, Norris quits race
Senator David Norris has dropped his bid to be Ireland's president in the wake of controversy over letters he wrote to the Israeli authorities conc...
August 04, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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July a weather bust
Global warming missed Ireland in July with it being the coldest recorded in almost fifty years. All but one of Met Eireann's 11 main weather statio...
August 04, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Offaly girl dies after tractor fall
The family of a four-year-old Offaly girl who died after falling from a tractor at the weekend have paid tribute to her, saying she was a "beautifu...
August 04, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff