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‘From that Small Island’ 

Wins Outstanding International Documentary Award at Newport Beach Film Festival An Irish documentary, From that Small Island: The Story of the Irish, won a  major prestigious award at the Newport Beach International Film Festival,…

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Trailblazers Past & Present

“The Irish in Boston, as elsewhere, have an ability to see opportunity where there was none, and if none came, to look for it, to look for opportunity.”          …

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Those We Lost: Al McGuire

On January 26 the sports and television world lost one of its true champions. Known…

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Remembering Typhoid Mary

Pity poor Mary Mallon. Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone in 1870, she came to New…

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September 5, 1998

On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton followed in the footsteps of fellow Irish American President John F. Kennedy and became a Freeman of Limerick. This day also marked the last day of President Clinton’s visit to Ireland. During this visit, both Bill and Hillary visited the town of Omagh, which was still suffering the effects of the car bombing a month prior.

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