This Irish America

Reaching into a January sky
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Reaching into a January sky
The Empire State Building is always worth a look, and a photo. This photo was snapped by the Echo’s Tracey Quilligan outside the Echo office on Mad...
Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday
Rickman was a big screen de Valera The day that saw the 2016 Oscar nominations being released also came with the sad news of the death of actor Ala...
Flanagan meets with Hibernian leaders
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Flanagan meets with Hibernian leaders
During his visit to New York last week Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan met with leadership representatives of the Ancient Order of Hibernia...
King is Queen of the Kingdom
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King is Queen of the Kingdom
Loretta King made history last week when she became the first woman president of the Kerry Association of New York. Pictured left to right: Gerry O...
The day Bowie rocked Ireland
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The day Bowie rocked Ireland
On the day that it was announced that music legend David Bowie had died from cancer aged 69, here is a look back to a summer’s day in 1987 when the...
1916 commemorations unveiled at Harbour House gathering
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1916 commemorations unveiled at Harbour House gathering
Danny McDonald, owner of the Harbour House at Pier A, located at Manhattan’s southern tip, reading the Emma Lazarus poem, “The New Colossus,” at th...
Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday
Irish votes to be counted again very soon An election official counting votes after the February, 2011 Irish General election. The general expectat...
Neal forsakes gavel for shovel
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Neal forsakes gavel for shovel
It’s Massachusetts though not quite another big dig. Congressman Richard Neal leads the groundbreaking for a memorial park dedicated to the 1916 Ri...
Loretta makes Kerry history
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Loretta makes Kerry history
The Kerry Association of New York will install its first female president, Loretta King, at a gathering this Friday evening, January 8. The associa...
Flag raising marks the arrival of 1916 centenary year
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Flag raising marks the arrival of 1916 centenary year
Minister for the Diaspora, Jimmy Deenihan, presided at the New Year’s Day flag raising ceremony in Dublin Castle to mark the start of the governmen...
Throwback Thursday
This Irish America
Throwback Thursday
Storms bring back memories of Charley The storms battering Ireland of late will bring back memories to many of Hurricane Charley, which struck Irel...
As far as we go.
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As far as we go.
The swollen River Shannon at Shannonbridge on the Roscommon/Offaly border proved to be an impassable barrier for this woman and her pooch. RollingN...

 

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