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Biden’s Irish cousins miss out on Washington ceremony but hope US president visits soon
- US
- January 20, 2021, 20:02
As Joe Biden took the presidential oath of office in Washington DC, the Stars and Stripes fluttered outside shops in his ancestral Co Mayo town while,(...)

Ancestors of Biden, Obama, JFK, Reagan left Ireland ‘within some 10 years of each other’
- Irish News
- November 22, 2020, 13:22
It is “not surprising” that descendants of Irish emigrants who left during the Famine are now becoming “part of the establishment” in the United State(...)

As America turned slowly blue, Ballina held its breath. Was it really possible that Joe Biden, considered a native son of this Co Mayo town , albeit f(...)

What are Joe Biden’s Irish roots?
- Irish News
- November 7, 2020
US president-elect Joe Biden has spoken about his Irish heritage on numerous occasions, coming here on an official visit as vice president in 2016 and(...)

Joe Biden’s folksy appeal belies a battle-scarred toughness
- US
- November 7, 2020
It is set to be third time lucky for Joe Biden, the veteran Democratic politician who failed in attempts to become US president in 1988 and 2008. At (...)

Pennsylvania emerges as centre of misleading social media claims
- US
- November 4, 2020, 04:37
Pennsylvania has emerged as a hotspot for online misinformation amid misleading posts on social media claiming multiple voting machines had gone down (...)

US presidential election: Biden welcomes ‘clear’ lead after key battleground wins
- US
- November 3, 2020
Democrat Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was heading toward a victory over president Donald Trump in the US election after claiming the pivotal Midwest(...)

Biden and Trump to make final pitch to voters ahead of US election
- US
- November 2, 2020
US president Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden are making a last-minute pitch to voters on Monday, blitzing several swing-states ahea(...)

Sporting Upsets: When Katie Taylor was stunned in Astana
- Other Sports
- September 29, 2020, 06:00
A peculiar place Astana. A bling city in the strangest of places. Its eccentric buildings are splashed around like Christmas decorations, gussied up a(...)

America at Large: Crane a passionate early advocate for hurling in the USA
- Hurling
- September 17, 2020, 06:00
On February 9th, 1890, the Brooklyn Eagle ran a sizable feature headlined, “Hurling and its Growing Popularity in America”. Written by Samuel Newhal(...)