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RIP Joe Leary

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter September 23, 2023

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Joseph F. Leary, a leader in Boston's Irish-American community since the 1980s, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on September 18, at age 90. Preceded in death by his wife, Eileen (Sullivan) Leary in 1981, Joe is survived by his two children, Joseph of South Boston and Eileen and her husband Thomas Johnson of Boston and Harwich Port. Prior to … [Read more...] about RIP Joe Leary

Ireland: A Quilt of Many Patches and Colors

By Kelly Candaele
IA Newsletter August 26, 2023

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It is somehow fitting that the Good Friday Peace Agreement of 1998 has become inseparable from Irish poetry. If, for a moment, “hope and history rhymed” or those involved in resolving the conflict “walked on air against their better judgment,” politicians and other speechifiers have poet Seamus Heaney to thank for their grab-bag of metaphorical phrases. In an earlier era of … [Read more...] about Ireland: A Quilt of Many Patches and Colors

‘Our hearts are broken’: Community in mourning after girl, 8, dies in collision in Co. Antrim

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A GIRL has died and a child injured in a collision in Co. Antrim this morning. The incident occurred at around 11.40am in the High Street area Carrickfergus. The deceased has been named as eight-year-old Charlotte Rosborough from the Larne area. It is believed she was in Carrickfergus on a trip as part of a summer scheme. The injured child, a boy, was taken to Belfast's Royal … [Read more...] about ‘Our hearts are broken’: Community in mourning after girl, 8, dies in collision in Co. Antrim

Police continue to appeal for information on missing woman Katherine Corrigan

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POLICE in Essex are continuing to appeal for information on a woman who has been missing for more than two weeks. Katherine Corrigan, 27, was last seen on Saturday, July 22 in the Broomfield area of Chelmsford, Essex. In their latest appeal for information, investigating officers said they are focusing their enquiries in the Ingatestone area of Essex, around 10 miles from … [Read more...] about Police continue to appeal for information on missing woman Katherine Corrigan

PSNI reveal details of second data breach after laptop and documents stolen

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THE PSNI has revealed details of a second data breach just a day after a spreadsheet containing details of all serving officers and staff was inadvertently uploaded to the internet. This afternoon, the force revealed that documents, a police issue laptop and radio were stolen from a private vehicle in Co. Antrim last month. The documents included a spreadsheet with details of … [Read more...] about PSNI reveal details of second data breach after laptop and documents stolen