While it may take a village to raise a child, it took the collaboration of three governments, eight political parties, several thousand dedicated individuals, and 1.7 million voters to achieve lasting peace in Northern Ireland. The Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, ended the violence and political conflict in Northern Ireland that had persisted since the late … [Read more...] about The Last Word: Mutual Admiration
Those we Lost: A Mighty Voice for Justice is Stilled
Niall O’Dowd writes on the passing of Rita O’Hare. Rita O’Hare, one of the most prominent and beloved members of Sinn Féin, has passed and a mighty voice is stilled. Operating from Dublin, she oversaw Friends of Sinn Féin USA for over two decades and many years previously also served time for IRA activity. Though diminutive in stature, O’Hare will always walk tall in the … [Read more...] about Those we Lost: A Mighty Voice for Justice is Stilled
Those We Lost
Brian Donnelly (1946-2023) Former congressman and champion of Irish immigration reform Brian Donnelly died in February, aged 76. Over his 24-year career in public service, Donnelly was most widely recognized for his sponsorship of what was aptly called “Donnelly visas” which enabled over 25,000 Irish immigrants to make a fresh start in the U.S. A Massachusetts native with … [Read more...] about Those We Lost
Review of Books
Darina Molloy reviews recently published books by Irish authors In Ordinary Time: Fragments of a Family History by Carmel McMahon In putting her ‘fragments’ of family history to paper, enveloped in and book-ended by snippets from her own life, and relationships both good and bad (alcohol being the most destructive), Carmel McMahon has created a gorgeously moving … [Read more...] about Review of Books
Hibernia: Innovation
AwakenHub Takes New York City for First Trade Mission to the U.S. AwakenHub, the only cross-border social enterprise serving Irish women founders landed in New York City for its first trade mission to the United States on St. Brigid’s Day, Feb 1st at the Bank of Ireland NYC Hub. It was a remarkable two and half year trajectory from being founded on Zoom during the Covid … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Innovation