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IN THIS ISSUE

‘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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40 Years | 1985 – 2025

Looking back at Irish America’s premier issue we see that it set the tone for what was to come: a thorough investigation into what it means to be Irish American. 40 years later,…

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Into the Mystic

That one?!” Noreen Walshe responded to a fan at the Irish Arts Center in New…

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Music Roundup

Paul Brady Oh What A World Compass Records Let’s all ponder Paul Brady’s career for…

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April 7, 1947

On April 7, 1947, Henry Ford, auto industry pioneer and the grandson of Irish immigrants from Ballinascarthy, Co. Cork, died at 83 years of age. Born in Dearborn, Michigan in July 1883, Ford studied engineering and went on to invent the iconic Model T and the assembly line, and to found Ford Motor Company. He also introduced the now-standard concept of minimum wage, and was an early supporter of the 8 hour work day.

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