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# new-york - Today’s News
“We always knew he was popular… but no-one could have foreseen this support”
As the fund set up to repatriate NY hit-and-run victim Kevin Bell heads for £100,000, his friend says the extra money will now be set aside to help others.
# new-york - Monday 17 June, 2013
Newry man, 26, killed in hit-and-run in New York
The New York Post says Kevin Bell’s remains had to share a van with ‘grimy bags of recyclable bottles’.
# new-york - Friday 14 June, 2013
Happy Birthday to… who? Song sparks copyright row in US
A US film production firm has lodged a lawsuit arguing that the most popular song in the English language, “Happy Birthday to You,” should be public property and not subject to copyright – after shelling out $1,500 to use it in a documentary.
# new-york - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Opinion: 4 Irish players that failed to sparkle and why…
After a largely encouraging night in the Bronx, Ger McCarthy nit-picks the Irish performance.
# new-york - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
The curious case of Joe Lapira and his solitary Ireland cap
Six years on, Stan’s decision to play the American-born striker remains one of the strangest in Irish football.
# new-york - Monday 10 June, 2013
Here is how Broadway talent dress up for a night out
Spoiler alert: it is quite glamourous and involves a scowling ScarJo.
# new-york - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Pictures of Sweden’s royal wedding: The princess and the New York banker
Around 470 European royals, top New York socialites and celebrities attended the wedding in Stockholm.
# new-york - Thursday 30 May, 2013
New York mayor receives suspected deadly poison letters
The letters contained “anonymous threats” and when tested locally, preliminarily indicated the presence of ricin, police said.
# new-york - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Abuse victims to receive $16.5m as Christian Brothers declare US bankruptcy
Two corporations behind the ‘Irish’ Christian Brothers will enter ‘Chapter 11′ bankruptcy, which allows them to reorganise.
# new-york - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Goat escapes en route to slaughterhouse, outwits police
This goat went wild and the police could barely keep up.
# new-york - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Man City and Yankees to own new MLS team in blockbuster $100million deal
If they can make it there…
# new-york - Monday 20 May, 2013
What is a Cronut and why are people queuing for ages to get them?
WARNING: May cause spontaneous licking of your computer screen.
# new-york - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Student accidentally shot dead by police while aiming for burglar
The intruder was killed in New York.
# new-york - Friday 17 May, 2013
Imagine if someone was taking secret photos of you in your house?
That’s what one photographer in New York has been doing.
# new-york - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Photos: Here’s what a €19 million penthouse in New York City looks like
Here’s a clue: expensive. It looks expensive.
What can Irish firefighters learn from Superstorm Sandy?
A New York fire fighter visited Cork this week to talk to the Irish Chief Officers Association annual conference – here’s some of what he told them.
# new-york - Friday 10 May, 2013
In pics: Final piece of spire added to One World Trade Centre
Its total height is now 541 metres, or 1,776 feet – a symbolic height chosen to echo the year 1776, when America declared independence from Britain.
# new-york - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Famous people being punks at the Met Ball 2013
People trying to be fashionable and look like punk rockers all at once. Whatever next?
# new-york - Monday 6 May, 2013
Sunshine, sliotars and the subway: How the GAA Championships looked on opening day
Welcome back, old friend.
# new-york - Thursday 2 May, 2013
This amazing magazine cover is officially the best of 2012
New York Magazine photographers took ‘between 2,000 and 2,500 shots’ during Hurricane Sandy. This was the best.
# new-york - Monday 29 April, 2013
NYPD confirms piece of wreckage comes from hijacked 9/11 plane
The twisted piece of wreckage, believed to be part of a wing flap, was discovered in a narrow space between two buildings.
# new-york - Saturday 27 April, 2013
12 years later, large piece of 9/11 airplane found in New York
Authorities said it will not be removed until the area has been thoroughly examined.
# new-york - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
# new-york - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Sligo man killed in New York construction accident
Gary Feeney was crushed by a 40-foot pipe that became dislodged while it was being unloaded from a trailer near Saratoga in New York State.
PHOTOS: New Yorkers offer solidarity with Boston after marathon terror
Informal tributes have mushroomed across the USA’s largest city, which has its own experiences of mass terror.
# new-york - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Photos: Here’s what a €95 million apartment in New York looks like
The penthouse apartment at the Pierre Hotel is on the market – and if it sells, it will set a new record for a New York City gaff.
# new-york - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
KPMG fires partner in LA office for allegedly sharing insider trading tips
KPMG have now resigned as the auditor of Herbalife “as a result of this individual’s behaviour”.
# new-york - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
PHOTOS: Views from the 100th floor of the new World Trade Center
Don’t look down. Though you should. But also, don’t.
# new-york - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
# new-york - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
That cold sore might be causing you memory loss
The study showed that people who had higher levels of infection were more likely to score poorly on a test.
# new-york - Monday 25 March, 2013
11 life lessons we learned from Sex and the City
It’s Sarah Jessica Parker’s birthday so it’s time for some highly questionable morals.
# new-york - Monday 18 March, 2013
IN PICTURES: 20th-century New York
Thirty-one spectacular images from bygone eras.
# new-york - Sunday 17 March, 2013
13 things you probably didn’t know about St Patrick’s Day
Where was the first parade? What other country has a national holiday today? And where is the world’s largest shamrock?
# new-york - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Enda Kenny meets Mayor Bloomberg in New York, gives him a teapot
A teapot from the Taoiseach….
# new-york - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Four killed in back-to-back shootings in NY state
Police believe the suspected gunman set fire to his apartment before embarking on the shooting spree, killing four people.
# new-york - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Poll: Should large fizzy drinks be banned?
Plans to ban the sale of giant fizzy drinks have been quashed in New York – but should such a ban be introduced in Ireland?
# new-york - Thursday 7 March, 2013
‘Cannibal cop’ accused of plotting to torture victims weeps at end of trial
Former police officer Gilberto Valle, 28, is accused of conspiracy to kidnap young women, including his wife, whom he would then torture, kill and eat.
# new-york - Monday 4 March, 2013
Baby boy born after parents’ death in hit-and-run passes away
The boy was delivered by caesarian section after his parents were killed in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn.


























































