Ambassador Dan Mulhall, Ireland’s ambassador to the United States, answers some frequently asked questions about the implications for Ireland as its nearest neighbor leaves the European Union. ℘℘℘ Ireland has had a productive 45-year partnership with the United Kingdom as fellow members of the European Union, … [Read more...] about Ireland and the Impacts of Brexit
Weekly Comment: Upcoming Events in Ireland, America, and Canada
By Irish America Staff
June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018
From trad music summer school to contemporary arts festivals, check out Irish America's event listings for June and July. ℘℘℘ UNITED STATES Rockaway Beach / Breezy Point Irish Festival St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach, New York June 2 – 3 New York City’s most Irish American neighborhood celebrates its 6th annual Irish festival this summer. Billed as a “weekend of music, … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Upcoming Events in Ireland, America, and Canada
American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times A Traveling Exhibition
By Marsha Sorotick, Contributor
May 25, 2018
Photos courtesy of the New York Historical Society
May 25, 2018
Photos courtesy of the New York Historical Society
Traveling Exhibition: American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times, which commemorates the birth of J.F.K. on May 29, 1917, is currently touring the country, and should it pass through a city near you, don’t miss out. The primary display of the exhibition is a series of 77 images – “some iconic, some rarely seen,” according to the society’s description of the show – as … [Read more...] about American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times A Traveling Exhibition
2018 Irish America Power Women Celebrate with WearingIrish (Photos + Video)
Irish America celebrated its 2018 Power Women in New York this week with the induction of six phenomenal leaders of business, journalism, and politics. Irish America magazine inducted six industry leaders to the 2018 Power Women at an electric breakfast at the Bank of Ireland Startlab in Manhattan on May 17. The inductees included New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, … [Read more...] about 2018 Irish America Power Women Celebrate with WearingIrish (Photos + Video)
Weekly Comment:
Ireland’s Abortion Referendum Approaches
By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018
Next Friday Ireland will hold a historic public referendum on the legal status of abortion in the country. The vote will determine whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which sets the value of an unborn fetus as equal to the life of its mother and has widely been interpreted by Ireland’s legal system as prohibiting abortion in all cases except those … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Ireland’s Abortion Referendum Approaches