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Fondly Remembering All Those Sweaty Showband Years
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Fondly Remembering All Those Sweaty Showband Years
“Send ‘em Home Sweatin’!” was the battle cry of Irish showbands during their rambunctious dancehall reign back in the 1960s. Or, as Ben Dolan of Th...
We Need to Rally Once Again for the AIHS
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We Need to Rally Once Again for the AIHS
Last month I was invited to the regenerated Robert Briscoe Awards benefiting the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, which in years past had been an e...
No longer 'above the mire' No longer 'above the mire'
Dan Wilson is so good, they pardoned him twice. He’s one of a cohort who’ve been looked upon with considerable favor by the Trump Administration, f...
150 Years
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150 Years
Photo of the Day: Today and tomorrow, June 25 and 26, marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or the Battle of the Greasy...
Murphy McGraw is New Museum Board Chair
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Murphy McGraw is New Museum Board Chair
The Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, New York has elected longtime Museum Trustee Denise Murphy McGraw as Chair of its Board of Trustees. ...
Family stories Family stories
Part 2 In Part 1, The Gatsby connection” (See here), I outlined six of the facts that form the nexus between F. Scott Fitzgerald, Peter C. Gallaghe...
Friel fights in 'Thrilla in Camilla' Friel fights in 'Thrilla in Camilla'
A year and a half ago, Declan Friel was, by his own estimation, overweight and determined to do something about it, so he started boxing. This Frid...
Primary Winner
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Primary Winner
Pic of Day: New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli came through a winner in his Democratic Party primary on Tuesday. DiNapoli had faced two oppone...
O'Brien tipped for derby double O'Brien tipped for derby double
Ballydoyle-based trainer Aidan O’Brien expects that Epsom Derby winner Christmas Day will run in the Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday next wher...
The Gatsby connection The Gatsby connection
Part 1 Jay Gatsby is one of literature’s most iconic figures. He’s thought of, too, as one who’s quintessentially American — being self-made and re...
Minihan at IAC, June 30 Minihan at IAC, June 30
Few photographers have captured Ireland with the intimacy, dignity and artistry of Cork-born John Minihan. Over a career spanning more than five de...
Kazak trip causes problems Kazak trip causes problems
The Republic of Ireland women’s team are facing an expensive trip to Astana in October for the semi-final of their World Cup play-off against Kazak...
Welcome Shade
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Welcome Shade
Pic of Day: Relaxing in the welcome shade in St. Stephens Green, Dublin. Temperatrues in Ireland are expected to rise into the high 80s over the ne...
Consulate Gathering Closes the Circle
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Consulate Gathering Closes the Circle
The Irish Heritage Trust has launched a new video entitled "Closing the Circle: HonouringCherokee Aid for Ireland in 1847" at the Consulate General...
Congress Should Not Support Britain Shutting the Door on Truth
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Congress Should Not Support Britain Shutting the Door on Truth
Fifty-four years. That is how long the families of the Springhill victims waited for justice. Fifty-four years before a British Prime Minister fina...





 



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