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IA Newsletter, August 13, 2022

African American Irish Diaspora Network Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala

IA Newsletter, August 13, 2022

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Thursday, September 29, 2022, 6:30 PM at Manhattan Manor The African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala will honor four leaders of international stature in the spheres of social justice, scholarship, business leadership, and advocacy: Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland and Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin, who will … [Read more...] about African American Irish Diaspora Network Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala

2022 Healthcare 50 and Frontline Heroes

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Irish America is excited to announce that on Monday, October 3, 2022, we will be celebrating the 2022 Irish America Healthcare 50 and Frontline Heroes at the New York Yacht Club. Irish America magazine's annual Healthcare 50 recognizes the excellence, performance, and extraordinary contributions of Irish-American and Irish-born leaders in fields including medical care, … [Read more...] about 2022 Healthcare 50 and Frontline Heroes

David Trimble: Man of War, Man of Peace

By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter, July 30, 2022

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David Trimble will rightfully go down in history as a courageous leader, irrespective of how difficult a person he was to deal with. David Trimble had an extraordinary beginning in Northern Ireland politics. He joined Vanguard, a crypto-fascist movement that was intent on ethnic cleansing Catholics from Northern Ireland and was led by Ulster’s very own little Hitler, … [Read more...] about David Trimble: Man of War, Man of Peace

Tribute to Mick Moloney

By Ted Smyth, President Advisory Board, Glucksman Ireland House, NYU
IA Newsletter, July 30, 2022

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Ever since we learned the shocking news on Wednesday last that Mick Moloney had suddenly died, thousands of tributes have been written by people of all walks of life who dearly loved him. Mick was a giant in every way, in traditional Irish and Irish American music, in research and writing, in teaching and in mentoring new generations of musicians. His achievements were … [Read more...] about Tribute to Mick Moloney

Ardal O’Hanlon at the New York Arts Center

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Ardal O’Hanlon will finally come out of hiding for his first New York City comedy appearance in over ten years this September with an exclusive three-night engagement at the New York Irish Center in Long Island City on Thursday & Friday, September 29 & 30, and Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 pm. O’Hanlon is a beloved character on the Irish show Father Ted, and is also … [Read more...] about Ardal O’Hanlon at the New York Arts Center