This Irish America
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...
January 11, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
January 08, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
January 07, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
January 06, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
January 05, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
January 04, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
December 31, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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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...
December 30, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Oh no, not again
Another day, another storm. Storm Eva is past but this NASA satellite photo shows Storm Frank rolling over Ireland today with more stormy weather c...
December 29, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Bronx County Hibernians gather for Christmas party
At the annual Christmas party of the Bronx County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Martin Galvin, Division 5 Bronx, was presented with a p...
December 28, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Getting ready for his big night
Yes Virginia, this time Santa will be doing the writing. Santa turned up at the GPO in Dublin to actually mail replies to kids who sent him their C...
December 23, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff
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Shanley play for everyone at Baltimore’s Everyman
The Everyman Theatre in Baltimore is currently showing “Outside Mullingar.” The theatre is located on Fayette Street in the city’s downtown, not fa...
December 23, 2015
by Irish Echo Staff