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By Emily Moriarty IA Newsletter January 14, 2023

News Roundup January 14, 2023

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter January 14, 2023

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Banshees of Inisherin Takes Home 3 Awards at the 2023 Golden Globes The Banshees of Inisherin proved itself as the best film of the year after taking home three of the eight Golden Globes it received nominations for.   Colin Farrell won Best Actor – Musical or Comedy, writer-director Martin McDonagh won Best Screenplay, and the film won Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. In … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 14, 2023

The Irish Government and New York Attorney General Step in to Revitalize the American Irish Historical Society

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter, December 24, 2022

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The Irish Government and New York Attorney General’s Office have stepped in to stop the sale of the American Irish Historical Society's landmark townhouse headquarters on Fifth Avenue. According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, an interim board and executive director will work with members of the American Irish community, supported by Helena Nolan, Consulate General … [Read more...] about The Irish Government and New York Attorney General Step in to Revitalize the American Irish Historical Society

Thomas Cahill: An Irish Gift to the Human Race

By Tom Deignan

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We mourn a writer who shed a light on Irish monks who kept the fires of Christian learning alight during the Dark Ages, and in doing so, helped banish some of the stereotypes leveled at our race. Best-selling author Thomas Cahill – who died on October 18 at the age of 82 – once described a bitter irony of history in this very magazine. “Ireland had been a place of fabulous … [Read more...] about Thomas Cahill: An Irish Gift to the Human Race

Grave Markers Installed for Two Fenian Rebels: Michael Harrington and Thomas Hassett

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On Saturday, October 15, at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York, headstones were placed on the graves of Thomas Hassett and Michael Harrington to the tune of a bagpiper from the County Cork Association of NY Pipers. The pair, who had been buried in unmarked graves, were both from Cork. They, along with 61 other Fenians, including John Boyle O’Reilly, had been rounded up in … [Read more...] about Grave Markers Installed for Two Fenian Rebels: Michael Harrington and Thomas Hassett

Calling All Law Students With an Interest in Human Rights

By Emily Moriarty

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The Brehon Law Society of New York is inviting law students with an interest in human rights and activism, to apply for a summer internship with a law firm in Belfast. The society, composed of lawyers, judges, and other law-related personnel, takes its name from the ancient Irish law system. The Brehons were judges, close in importance to chieftains. Founded in New York in … [Read more...] about Calling All Law Students With an Interest in Human Rights