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The Family Mulcahy
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The Family Mulcahy
Pic of Day: Pictured at the recent AOH Bronx County awards dinner were members of the Mulcahy family. Denis Mulcahy, co-founder of Project Children...
DJ Carey's Life of Triumph and Deceit
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DJ Carey's Life of Triumph and Deceit
Author and journalist Eimear Ní Bhraonaín, whose book on DJ Carey named "The Dodger" is now the best-selling book in Ireland, told the Irish Echo t...
Heimir keeps focus on next opponents Heimir keeps focus on next opponents
Irish manager Heimir Hallgrimsson said he was happy with the group draw for next year’s World Cup if we qualify, but Irish fans are certainly not h...
Hurling club semis for Sunday before Christmas Hurling club semis for Sunday before Christmas
A week before Christmas is hardly the perfect time to be playing All-Ireland hurling semi-finals, but the GAA split season means games have to play...
Not all happy with 'step forward' Not all happy with 'step forward'
There were a lot of disappointed runners in Ireland last week when a lottery was held to allocate places for next year’s Dublin Marathon on Oct. 25...
Islander artist Islander artist
Don’t call it a retrospective. Yes, the title of the exhibition that will run at the Noble Maritime Collection through Jan. 18 is “Bill Murphy: Wat...
Ramping Up
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Ramping Up
Pic of Day: The Irish government is moving to significantly increase defense spending. Pictured answering questions about these plans is Minister f...
A Football Tale from the Heart of Mayo
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A Football Tale from the Heart of Mayo
It was not the shortest journey I ever made on November 22 last, but it was almost essential. It was the launch of what the Western People newspape...
Under Water
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Under Water
Pic of Day: This is actually terra firma. Or at least it was. Sea water came over a protective wall during Storm Bram and flooded a park in Clontar...
AOH Webinar Hears of 'Special Protections
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AOH Webinar Hears of 'Special Protections
This is an edited version of a report by the AOH Freedom For All Ireland Committee on a transatlantic webinar held on Saturday, December 6. Mark Ke...
Mayor Mitchel, both despised and admired, still divides opinion Mayor Mitchel, both despised and admired, still divides opinion
Not only New Yorkers, but people around the world are buzzing about New York’s mayoral elect, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, who will become the secon...
St. Martin's late victory sparks exhilaration in Wexford St. Martin's late victory sparks exhilaration in Wexford
St Martin’s (Wexford) 0-24; Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 2-17 It’s not too often that Wexford teams get the better of their Kilkenny counterparts in a tigh...
A Growing Cruelty
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A Growing Cruelty
If you confined judgement on the Trump administration's immigration policy to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement website you would likely be c...
NYGAA feels loss of dad, daughter NYGAA feels loss of dad, daughter
This was a very sad Thanksgiving for the Hanglow, Plunkett and Hogan families. Fran passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 26, while her father Richie Ha...
Egan tapped again for Burns's 'McMullen' movie follow-up Egan tapped again for Burns's 'McMullen' movie follow-up
If you’ve not yet read it, I’d recommend you check out Ray O’Hanlon’s recent and lovely Echo piece about “The Family McMullen,” the just-released s...



 



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