Aileen Gorman Leong

Aileen Gorman Leong is originally from Lisburn, Co. Antrim, where she grew up in a family steeped in a love of Irish literature, culture, and language. She worked in television production for many years in Ireland and England, including covering major events like the Olympics and World Cup for BBC Sport. She now lives in the Philadelphia area with her family, after nine years in Denver, CO. 

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New Hampshire's Irish speaking pastor Fr. Zac spreads the good word in Donegal
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New Hampshire's Irish speaking pastor Fr. Zac spreads the good word in Donegal
There’s a Turas, or pilgrimage path, of St. Colmcille that traces its steps through nature’s stunning surroundings of Gleann Cholm Cille, in southw...
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: Celebrating Irish language at annual Irish Arts Center Lá na Gaeilge
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TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: Celebrating Irish language at annual Irish Arts Center Lá na Gaeilge
Gaeilgeoirí gathered at the Irish Arts Center in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen area on May 13 for the annual Lá na Gaeilge — blessed by a beautiful Big...
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: NY Gaeilge teacher wins acclaim for first Irish flick
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TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: NY Gaeilge teacher wins acclaim for first Irish flick
Ireland’s film industry has been placed firmly in the spotlight recently with Oscar nominations, locations lauded, and artists receiving worldwide ...
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: An International Women's Day salute to Natalie O'Shea of the Twin Cities Irish centre
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TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: An International Women's Day salute to Natalie O'Shea of the Twin Cities Irish centre
In the fabric of Minnesota’s history and culture is embroidered the name of someone to be celebrated not only on International Women’s Day but on e...
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: A Kerry Gaeltacht outpost in Western Mass
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TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: A Kerry Gaeltacht outpost in Western Mass
Springfield, MA has been called the City of Firsts for its many innovations and for its proud Irish American community the city really is first amo...
TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: Golden era for Irish Language in San Francisco
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TRASNA MHEIRICEÁ: Golden era for Irish Language in San Francisco
There’s always been a rich history of Irish culture and language in the Golden City and that legacy is fuelling a revival today of interest in An G...
Albany's Conradh wants to share gift with others
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Albany's Conradh wants to share gift with others
Craobh Chumar an Dá Uisce, or the Two Rivers Gaelic League, is a branch of Conradh na Gaeilge, founded in Albany, NY, in 2016, which takes its name...
Forgotten Irish mining families remembered in moving Leadville, Colorado ceremony
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Forgotten Irish mining families remembered in moving Leadville, Colorado ceremony
Several hundred people gathered last month to unveil the first phase of a memorial to Irish miners and their families who died and were buried in u...
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On the weekend of Sept. 10-11, a brave and poetic contingent of the Irish American Writers & Artists ventured across the wild and mighty New York H...
TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: How the Irish language helped a Belfast actor rediscover Ireland in the U.S.
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: How the Irish language helped a Belfast actor rediscover Ireland in the U.S.
New York had long held a fascination for Joseph Jones, or Seosamh Mac Seoin, as he’s known in Irish language circles, since he was a young child gr...
Trasna Mheiriceá: The St Louis computer wizard revolutionizing Irish language learning
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Trasna Mheiriceá: The St Louis computer wizard revolutionizing Irish language learning
If we allowed ourselves to reminisce and think back on our school days, remembering how we rhymed off our 12 times tables and reeled off our agam, ...
Trasna Meiriceá: Irish Old and New at UConn
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Trasna Meiriceá: Irish Old and New at UConn
So, what’s in store for all those Irish language seekers and speakers at the University of Connecticut? In the village of Storrs and town of Mansfi...

 

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