Arts & Leisure
'Merchant of Venice' sells Pacino short
By Joseph Hurley "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare • Directed by Daniel Sullivan • Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater, ...
June 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Dubs dumped by goal-happy Meath, Louth to make final after 50 years
By Kieran Rooney DUBLIN and the England soccer team, sadly, have something in common. They concede goals, lots of them. In the case of the Dubs it ...
June 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Tourism minister Hanafin pitches value of visits 'home'
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...
June 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Check records before media, say roots experts
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....
June 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Mayo priest praying that oil steers clear
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...
June 30, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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South Armagh reaches out on its own terms
By Anthony Neeson In his first day as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Owen Paterson said he had spent time in the "deepest, wildest parts ...
June 29, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Brothers shot dead in Dublin gun attack
Gardaí are investigating the murder of two brothers in West Dublin last night, RTE reports. Paul and Kenneth Corbally, aged 35 and 32, who were bot...
June 29, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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NAMA to go after homes of wealthy developers
National Assets Management Agency will move to seize developers' personal assets and houses -- despite pleas from builders for their family homes t...
June 28, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish role in Erie Canal's construction to be honored
By Peter McDermott Douglas Lazarus had an idea for "ReInspired." The Middlebury, Vt. resident is the curator for an exhibition of that title celebr...
June 25, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tri-State Events
THEATER The Irish Repertory Theatre presents White Woman Street, by Sebastian Barry, directed by Charlotte Moore, May 7 thru June 27, at The Irish ...
June 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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National Events
Boston WNTN-AM 1550 Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann promotes Irish traditional music and dance throughout the world. The weekly radio program is broadc...
June 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Dáil passes lower drink-driving limit
The new lower drink-driving limit was passed in the Dáil last night, RTE reports. Provision for a new acceptable blood alcohol limit of 50mg, repla...
June 24, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
Arts & Leisure
Setting Meter to Music
By Earle Hitchner Last week I wrote very briefly about Natalie Merchant's "Leave Your Sleep," featuring the Irish traditional band Lunasa on four t...
June 23, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
News
Supreme showstopper
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...
June 23, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
News
ILIR to benefit from Gaelic Park gate
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...
June 23, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff