THE FATHER of Dáithí Mac Gabhann, the young boy who successfully fronted a campaign to change Northern Ireland's transplant laws, has been awarded an MBE. Máirtín Mac Gabhann was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to organ donation in Northern Ireland. He said that he hoped accepting the award would increase awareness about the need for organ … [Read more...] about Father of Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who inspired change in transplant laws, recognised in King’s Birthday Honours List
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Tributes paid to ‘kind and pleasant’ teen who died following Co. Fermanagh collision
TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who passed away days after a collision in Co. Fermanagh. Oisin Gregg, 18, was involved in a two-vehicle collision in Kesh last Friday, June 7. On Thursday, the PSNI revealed that Mr Gregg had since passed away from his injuries in hospital. Following the news, Mr Gregg's former primary school said the entire community had been left … [Read more...] about Tributes paid to ‘kind and pleasant’ teen who died following Co. Fermanagh collision
St. Columba, Patron of Ireland,
Bookbinders, and Poets
By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter June 15, 2024
IA Newsletter June 15, 2024
St. Columba 521-597 AD | Patron Saint of Derry | Feast Day, June 9
One of Ireland’s most beloved Saints (he was buried at Down with Patrick and Brigid) this sixth-century poet-prince-warrior was called “Ireland’s first exile.” Columba was born in Donegal, of the royal clan O’Neill, and given the name “Columcille” meaning “Dove of the Church.” An excellent student, he became, … [Read more...] about St. Columba, Patron of Ireland,
Bookbinders, and Poets
Forgotten Heroes of the Great Hunger
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024
Honoring Choctaw and Cherokee Irish Famine Aid, a new documentary, explores Native American contributions to Irish Famine relief in 1847. The film was launched at the “Honoring Indigenous Aid and Sharing Lands” event held at the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, in County Roscommon on June 8th. Dr. Christine Kinealy (Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac … [Read more...] about Forgotten Heroes of the Great Hunger
Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s shipwrecked Quest found on seafloor
THE wreck of the ship on which Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died has been located on the seafloor off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada. A team from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) has located the wreck of Quest, the last ship which Shackleton commanded, in the Labrador Sea. The explorer, who was born in February 1874 in Co. Kildare, and moved to London … [Read more...] about Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s shipwrecked Quest found on seafloor