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By Irish America StaffApril 27, 2015

Weekly Comment: Centenary of Allied Landing at Gallipoli Remembered

By Irish America Staff
April 27, 2015

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Wreaths were laid at centennial commemorative ceremonies marking the Allied landing at Gallipoli by representatives of the Irish Government in cities around the world this weekend. In New York, Consul General Barbara Jones joined representatives of New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Britain, France and India at an Anzac Day dawn service on Saturday. The service, hosted jointly … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Centenary of Allied Landing at Gallipoli Remembered

Weekly Comment: The Rising in Film

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Today is the 99th anniversary of the beginning of the Easter Rising, which began early in the morning of Monday, April 24, 1916 as close to 1,200 people – a combination of the Irish Volunteers and the Citizen Army – took over key points throughout Dublin, including the General Post Office (GPO), the headquarters of the uprising; the Four Courts, Dublin City Hall, St. Stephen’s … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: The Rising in Film

“Live Below the Line” Begins April 27

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April 24, 2015

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UPDATE: Concern has published the first in a multi-part series documenting Gabe Kennedy's experience in Haiti, where he experienced first-hand the effects and hardship of living below the line of extreme poverty. Watch below. Gabe Kennedy, celebrity chef and environmental advocate, is heading a new Concern Worldwide campaign to raise awareness for poverty and to fight against … [Read more...] about “Live Below the Line” Begins April 27

Kennedy Senate Institute Opens in Dorchester, MA

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2015

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Chilly weather did not deter the hundreds who turned out for dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Monday, March 30, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Kennedy who was known as “The Lion of the Senate” for his long tenure (47 years), was warmly remembered in a grand ceremony featuring President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, a … [Read more...] about Kennedy Senate Institute Opens in Dorchester, MA

When It Comes to Irish Peace,
Hillary and History Rhyme

By Niall O'Dowd, Founding Publisher
April / May 2015

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Hillary Rodham Clinton’s role in the Irish peace process is often underestimated but there were few people more important. In retrospect it all seems so obvious. Once an American president focused on Ireland, there would be an immediate concerted effort to find a way to end Europe’s long-running war. After decades of war the American intervention was decisive, a fact admitted … [Read more...] about When It Comes to Irish Peace,
Hillary and History Rhyme