By Niall O'Dowd, Publisher My nephew Rory Staunton would have been 21-years-old this week, a strapping handsome young man no doubt well into a promising college career. Instead he lies in an Irish graveyard victim of a bungled medical emergency so bad it made the front page of The New York Times. The doctors failed to recognize the tell tale signs for sepsis a deadly … [Read more...] about Rory Saves Another Life
Archives for May 2020
America We Love You
General Martin Dempsey, who served as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff explained, "A month ago, a group of musicians from the Army Chorus and I discussed if we could find a way to provide a bit of encouragement to our fellow citizens in these challenging times. Ambitious, but it’s amazing what you can do when you surround yourself with seven Juilliard … [Read more...] about America We Love You
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
By Christine Kinealy
The trails of death and the circles of giving. The Irish and Native American connection. Trails of Tears and Circles of Giving “I know the cause of humanity is one the world over,” wrote fugitive slave Frederick Douglass at the beginning of 1846, at the conclusion of his “transformative” four-month stay in Ireland. At that stage, neither he, nor the people who had … [Read more...] about The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Famous Genealogist Solves Her Own Family’s Mystery
Solving a long-held family history mystery leads to an enigmatic playwright By Megan Smolenyak I couldn’t understand it. My nana had an amazing memory. As a professional genealogist, I’m more aware than most that we should take our family lore with a grain of salt. Whether deliberately or accidentally, it’s distorted as it travels through the generations, but … [Read more...] about Famous Genealogist Solves Her Own Family’s Mystery
Provisional IRA Founded 50 Years Ago
The man behind the Provisional IRA was Londoner Seán MacStiofáin. By Brian Dooley If all politics really is local, as Tip O’Neill suggested, then it’s hard to know where to place Seán MacStiofáin, founder of the Provisional IRA. MacStiofáin was born and grew up in London as John Stephenson. His father was English and his mother Irish, from Belfast. He didn’t visit … [Read more...] about Provisional IRA Founded 50 Years Ago