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Major changes announced to Australia’s skilled immigration policy
08 February 2010
Irish people looking to live and work in Australia will be affected by significant changes to Australia’s immigration programme to be revealed today. The Rudd Government is reforming the permanent skilled migration program to ensure it is more responsive to the needs of industry and employers and better addresses the nation’s future skill needs. The significant reforms [...]
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Six Nations live only on ESPN HD
04 February 2010
Unless you’ve got the ESPN HD package, you won’t be watching this year’s Six Nations live from the comfort of your own home. ESPN won the rights to this year’s championship from Setanta Sports, and the channel have have revealed that they will be showing all 15 tournament games live – but on their High Definition [...]
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Lack of funding a major threat to Sydney parade
03 February 2010
SYDNEY St Patrick’s Day Parade president Gerard Ryan has sounded an urgent plea to the Irish community for funding amid fears the future of the event itself might be in jeopardy. The St Patrick’s Day committee began last year with a $32,000 surplus, but despite record income last year from the Hyde Park Family Day, the [...]
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Sharon Shannon set for final show in Perth
29 January 2010
With her tremendously successful new album, Saints And Scoundrels, still riding high in the Irish charts, trad legend Sharon Shannon brings her unique sound to Perth this week as she winds up her Aussie tour. Sharon just finished a three-date stand at the Sydney Festival and will now jett across to WA to play the Perth [...]
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Irish WH Visa grants slump from record 2008 levels
29 January 2010
The number of Irish nationals coming to Australia as part of the Working Holiday Visa (WHV) scheme has more than halved in the first six months of this financial year, the Irish Echo can reveal. A mere 3,909 first-year WHVs were granted between July and December of 2009, a whopping 65 per cent drop on the [...]
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Police close net on Sunshine Coast bashers
28 January 2010
Queensland Police have revealed that they are closing the net on a gang of thugs responsible for the vicious bashing of five Irish nationals on New Year’s Eve on the Sunshine Coast. The five victims in question, who all hailed from Wexford and who were aged between 21 and 29, were set upon by a group [...]
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Polls
These are the nominees for the Irish Echo Pub Of The Year Award 2010. You must register to vote (Click on Login button above). One vote per user. Fantastic prize for one lucky voter.
- Scruffy Murphy's, Sydney (45%, 39 Votes)
- Welcome Hotel, Rozelle, Sydney (8%, 7 Votes)
- Cock'n'Bull, Bondi Junction, Sydney (7%, 6 Votes)
- Drunken Poet, Melbourne (7%, 6 Votes)
- Mercantile Hotel, Sydney (6%, 5 Votes)
- Durty Nelly's, Sydney (5%, 4 Votes)
- PJ O'Brien's, Sydney (5%, 4 Votes)
- Quiet Man, Flemington, Melbourne (3%, 3 Votes)
- The Porterhouse, Sydney (3%, 3 Votes)
- PJ O'Brien's, Melbourne (3%, 3 Votes)
- Shenannigan's Irish Pub, Darwin (2%, 2 Votes)
- Rosie O'Grady's, Northbridge, WA (2%, 2 Votes)
- JB O'Reilly's, Perth (1%, 1 Votes)
- Paddy Maguire's, Subiaco WA (1%, 1 Votes)
- King O'Malley's, Canberra (0%, 0 Votes)
- Murphy's Irish Pub, Mandurah, WA (0%, 0 Votes)
- O'Malley's Bar, Brisbane (0%, 0 Votes)
- PJ Gallagher's, Drummoyne, Sydney (0%, 0 Votes)
- Pugg Mahone's, Carlton, Victoria (0%, 0 Votes)
- Bridie O'Reilly's, Chapel St, South Yarra (0%, 0 Votes)
- Tea Gardens, Bondi Junction (2%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 86
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