Lowell arts icon Donahue honored
http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_30799526/lowell-arts-icon-donahue-honored By Mina Corpuz, Statehouse Correspondent Updated: 02/16/2017 07:20:14 AM EST Lowell philanthropist Nancy Donahue, right, joins state Sen. Eileen Donoghue at the Statehouse in Boston Wednesday, where Donahue was honored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council for her lifelong commitment to the arts. sun/mina corpuz Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting our […]
Judge James P Donohue kicks Can on Whether Feds Can Jail and Deport DACA Recipient
Seattle Weekly http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/judge-kicks-can-on-whether-feds-can-jail-and-deport-daca-recipient-daniel-ramirez-medina/ A federal magistrate judge today declined to release Danield Ramirez from ICE custody. Casey Jaywork Fri Feb 17th, 2017 1:30pm This morning at a “status conference,” Judge James P. Donohue declined to immediately release an undocumented immigrant whom federal agents arrested last week. Donohue said that he needs “more information from the […]
As White House chaos grows, Trump is a ‘boon for business’ in Britain’s betting houses says Donohue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/15/as-white-house-chaos-grows-trump-is-a-boon-for-business-in-britains-betting-houses/?utm_term=.ed8eeb24d75a By Travis M. Andrews By Travis M. Andrews Morning Mix February 15 US President Donald J. Trump meeting with county sheriffs during a listening session in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (Andrews Harrer/EPA) Paul Krishnamurty lost about $15,000 in November after placing an online bet. The professional gambler […]
Emma Donoghue to release first children’s book, called The Lotterys Plus One
http://www.lfpress.com/2017/02/21/emma-donoghue-to-release-first-childrens-book-called-the-lotterys-plus-one By Joe Belanger, The London Free Press Tuesday, February 21, 2017 7:34:21 EST PM London-based author Emma Donoghue will give a talk before the screening of Room at the Forest City Film Festival. (The Canadian Press) Emma Donoghue’s first book written for children will be released March 28. The London-based author of the best-selling […]
Brendan O’Donoghue Wins Irish Snooker Masters
https://snookerhq.com/2017/02/12/brendan-odonoghue-wins-irish-masters/ By David Caulfield on February 12, 2017 • ( 1 Comment ) Brendan O’Donoghue has won his second ranking event of the Irish amateur season after victory in the Douglas Jewellers Irish Masters in Carlow. O’Donoghue, left, also beat young pair Luke Bateman and Ross Bulman. Photo credit: PJ Nolan The Nenagh native beat […]
Don’t tear up NAFTA says U.S. chamber of commerce president
http://www.680news.com/2017/02/06/dont-tear-up-nafta-says-u-s-chamber-head/ by Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press Posted Feb 6, 2017 2:10 pm EST Last Updated Feb 6, 2017 at 6:00 pm EST OTTAWA Tearing up the North American Free Trade Agreement will mean lost jobs in all three member countries, says the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But Tom Donohue also said […]
Sidelined – Gary O’Donoghue believes he was not asked to report his scoop on TV because of his blindness
From Evening Standard September 5, 2008 http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/five-figure-payout-for-bbc-reporter-taken-off-the-tv-news-because-he-was-blind-6867189.html The BBC takes great pains to point out that it is an equal opportunities employer. But if the case of Gary O'Donoghue is anything to go by, it fails to practise what it preaches. The veteran political correspondent, who is blind, has received a five-figure payout from the […]
O’Donoghue triumphs for Munster
Connacht end epic year on low note as Munster prove too strong Connacht 9 Munster 16 It never rains but it pours. In Galway when it rains, it always pours. It was like the old days in the Sportsground but that was half the problem for Connacht. Another defeat sees them lose more ground with […]
Eamon Dunphy blasts RTE for including Conor McGregor in awards shortlist and leaving out Robbie Brady
The controversial pundit is not happy that none of Ireland's stars at Euro 2016 made the shortlist for RTE Sports Person of the Year By Kevin Taylor 9th December 2016, 12:22 pm Comment EAMON DUNPHY has slammed RTE for not including any of Ireland’s Euro 2016 stars in the shortlist for Sports Person of the […]
The 69th Pa. Volunteer Infantry – Irish in American Civil War
THE 69th. Pa. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. "Pennsylvania's Gallant 69th" (Philadelphia) http://www.69thpa.co.uk/ History of the 69th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, a predominantly Irish regiment (mostly from Philadelphia) which saw extensive service during the American Civil War From soldier data bases Names in red known to have been born Ireland. * * County identified. ### Born Ireland […]