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America's Irish can now get connected
"This is a great day for Irish people right across the U.S.," said IN USA president, Aoife Butler. "Until now, there has been no unified grouping t...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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McAllister gets reprieve
His feet were sore but his hopes were soaring after a message from his attorney, Eamon Dornan. The Belfast man's stay in America had just been exte...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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'Primary' let viewers see Wisconsin '60 up close
Fifty years certainly seems like a long time ago. You feel that watching "Primary," which is about an electoral contest in Wisconsin that ended on ...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Lawrence takes leaf from own history
At a recent sitting of the Lawrence City Council, City Councilor Eileen O'Connor Bernal sponsored a resolution calling for a United Ireland as outl...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tynan ready for Sox season
And while spring training for his vocal chords was taking place in an appropriate setting, Tynan confirmed that, contrary to some speculation, he w...
March 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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More bishops to go - report
The resignations of three more Irish bishops will be accepted by the pope in the coming weeks following Magee's departure, the Irish Examiner repor...
March 25, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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New York win Connacht warm-up
The Kildare squad is managed by Barney Rock, the Dublin sharpshooter from the eighties. The Big Apple boss Seamus Sweeney and his mentors will be q...
March 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Padraig Harrington has to settle for a share of 8th place.
"I felt quite good," Harrington said after Friday's round. "When I got [the ball] in position, I hit a lot of really nice iron shots. I got a few b...
March 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Big guns will come knocking for lone frontman Doyle: boss
The statistics show that Doyle managed six goals in his first 25 Premier League starts since moving to Moulineux. Ordinarily, these would be pretty...
March 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Crown hopes dashed as Ireland disappoint in last Croker game
But there should be no complaints. This was a poor performance with the added worry of Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy picking up injuries which...
March 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Hardwick has a go at MSG
In time, the Dubliner would join the long line of Irish emigrants who've decided to have a go in competition at the ground floor level - the New Yo...
March 23, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish Rail extends free travel to overseas seniors
"It certainly is a very good thing," said the Rev. Colm Campbell, who has worked as a chaplain to older Irish emigrants in New York. Visiting senio...
March 23, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff