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Hibernia | The Great Ethiopian Run

On November 17, 2024 a group of runners from the US, Ireland and Ethiopia stepped up to the starting line of the Great Ethiopian Run, in that country’s capital, Addis Ababa, known as…

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Hibernia | Sports

Hibernian Hoops: From City Gyms to the World Stage When the National Basketball Association (NBA) tipped off its 2024-2025 season in Abu Dhabi, the world saw a team with close ties to Roscommon,…

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Traditional Music Roundup

Mirth-Making Heroes There are folks who think of “Celtic” music as a gently soothing, slightly…

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Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival Awards

The 12th annual Origin 1st Irish Festival, a month-long theater festival (January 7 to February 3,…

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June 5, 1968

Following his win in the California and South Dakota primaries, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy made a speech addressing his campaign supporters at the Ambassador Hotel in LA, California. In an effort to make it to a press conference on time, Kennedy decided to pass through the kitchen, where he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. He sustained three gun shot wounds and was immediately rushed to The Good Samaritan Hospital. Despite surgery, Kennedy died the next morning on June 6, 1968.

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