Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met with President Donald Trump on his first official state visit to the U.S. this week, presenting Trump with a bowl of Irish shamrocks, continuing a tradition that dates back to the 1950s. ℘℘℘ At the annual St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House this week, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented President Donald Trump with a bowl of Irish … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Irish Taoiseach Meets with Trump in Oval Office
Weekly Comment: 9 Uniquely American St. Patrick’s Day Traditions
By Catherine Davis
March 14, 2018
March 14, 2018
From Honolulu to Hot Springs, North America has some of the oldest – and quirkiest – St. Patrick’s Day traditions. On the morning of March 17, 1853, Archbishop of New York John Hughes addressed a crowd of worshippers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral about the special significance that St. Patrick’s Day had taken on in recent years. He declared: “... the very misfortunes of a … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: 9 Uniquely American St. Patrick’s Day Traditions
The Choctaw Tribe and the Irish Famine
By Robin Barovick
September/October 1995
The Choctaw "Trail of Tears," tribe raised money for Irish Hunger relief. Visiting New York in 1989, Don Mullan, the then-director of Action From Ireland (AFrI), a Dublin-based human rights organization, was addressing members of the American Irish Political Education Committee about AFrI's "Great Famine Project." The Project had begun in 1988 as AFrI leadership reflected on … [Read more...] about The Choctaw Tribe and the Irish Famine
Weekly Comment: 9 Ways to Celebrate Irish American Heritage Month
By Mary Gallagher
March 9, 2018
March 9, 2018
At the end of February, President Trump officially declared the month of March to be Irish American Heritage Month for 2018. He also took the opportunity to mention the numerous historical and cultural contributions the Irish have made to America over the years, mentioning specifically the nine signers of the Declaration of Independence who were “of Irish origin” – which … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: 9 Ways to Celebrate Irish American Heritage Month
Mother, Life, Landscape, and the Connection
By Patricia Harty
IA Newsletter, August 3, 2024
IA Newsletter, August 3, 2024
Edna O'Brien returns to the world of The Country Girls in her book The Light of Evening, with the mother-daughter relationship as the main theme. “A writer’s life is like an athlete’s life. You train every day of your life and even then it may not be as good as one had hoped,” says Edna O’Brien, who has written over 20 books. Her latest, The Light of Evening, tells the … [Read more...] about Mother, Life, Landscape, and the Connection