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By Ray O'Hanlon Taoiseach Brian Cowen will be in the U.S. next week for a three day visit that will include stops in New York and Atlanta. Cowen, w...

By Ray O'Hanlon Mary Hanafin has a three-card portfolio. But tourism was firmly on top of her deck this week during a two-and-a-half day stay in Ne...

By Peter McDermott The will of two Manhattan-resident sisters from County Kerry caused a minor media flap in Ireland over the past couple of weeks....

By Ray O'Hanlon It's no longer a matter of if, but rather when. The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has thus far largely spared the state of Mis...

By Susan Falvella Garraty Washington, D.C. --- Might it have stopped the Northern Ireland peace process before it even got off the ground? Could it...

By Ray O'Hanlon Irish immigrants and the Gaelic Athletic Association in American cities are a natural match. So a lack of immigrants, no matter wha...

By Ray O'Hanlon "As best I remember, the following is my recollection." The man who wrote down this simple opening sentence is named Robert P. Ment...

By Ray O'Hanlon They were innocent. Those that shot them down were "unjustified" in their actions, and what they did was "unjustifiable." The words...

By Susan Falvella Garraty Washington, D.C. --- Make note of this man's name. Congressman David Obey (D-WI) is the chairman of the House Appropriati...

By Peter McDermott One fact sums up the turnaround that the once gritty Jersey City has experienced in recent years, according to its first citizen...

By Francesca Ryan A fascinating exhibit from Belfast's famed Linenhall Library has made its way to Manhattan where it will go on display this week ...

By Ray O'Hanlon They are representing the Vatican but the team of leading church figures being sent to Ireland by Pope Benedict to investigate the ...