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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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Irish language takes wings in Big Sky Country
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Irish language takes wings in Big Sky Country
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Twin Cities Irish team up with Armagh visitors for Gaeilge mini-college
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Twin Cities Irish team up with Armagh visitors for Gaeilge mini-college
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Cooking up an Irish storm at Big Apple Arts Center
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Cooking up an Irish storm at Big Apple Arts Center
Feast or Famine was the theme of the New York Irish Arts Center’s Irish Language Festival and Lá na Gaeilge on April 3. In the Hell’s Kitchen area ...
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Trasna Meiriceá: Meet the teacher who's never been to Ireland but is blazing a trail for Irish language in Philly
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With deep roots in Ireland, Villanova is a home-from-home for Cavan Gaeilge teacher
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With deep roots in Ireland, Villanova is a home-from-home for Cavan Gaeilge teacher
Villanova University, 30 minutes north of Philadelphia, PA, has always had an Irish connection. Founded by two Irish Augustinian friars in 1842, Ir...
 Connolly was there: How one Monaghan man brought Irish lessons to D.C. — and to America
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Connolly was there: How one Monaghan man brought Irish lessons to D.C. — and to America
In the nation’s capital, an online community of Irish speakers, Let’s Learn Irish, founded by Monaghan native Ronan Connolly, brings the Irish lang...
TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Irish language is no problem for Houston students
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TRASNA MEIRICEÁ: Irish language is no problem for Houston students
In a city forever associated with the space program, the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies at the University of St Thomas in Houston, TX, c...

 

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