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Weekly Comment: Meet Ireland’s Olympians

By Olivia O'Mahony
February 22, 2018

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With the Olympics closing ceremony this weekend, get to know the Irish competitors. Though none came away with medals, there was plenty of spirit to go around. ℘℘℘ The 2018 Winter Olympics, held this year in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saw Ireland represented by five singular athletes who competed in a host of skiing and snowboarding events. Though not all of them were born and … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Meet Ireland’s Olympians

Weekly Comment: Announcing the 2018 Irish America Hall of Fame

By Irish America Staff
January 26, 2018

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On Friday, March 2, Irish America magazine will induct four new members to the Irish America Hall of Fame. The distinguished 2018 Hall of Fame inductees include Governor Jerry Brown of California; John O. Brennan, former director of the CIA; actress, singer and Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara; and Dennis P. Long, former president of Anheuser-Busch and member of the U.S. Soccer … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Announcing the 2018 Irish America Hall of Fame

Weekly Comment:
Celebrating 25 Years of Glucksman Ireland House

By Miriam Nyhan
January 26, 2018

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After a quarter century, New York University's Glucksman Ireland House celebrates its achievements and looks forward to the next 25 years with their 2018 Gala Dinner. ℘℘℘ It is difficult to believe it but 2018 marks twenty-five years of Glucksman Ireland House, the prestigious home to Irish and Irish-American studies at New York University. This special milestone will be marked … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Celebrating 25 Years of Glucksman Ireland House

Weekly Comment:
Limerick Girls – In Memory
of Dolores O’Riordan

By Cecilia Donohoe
January 19, 2018

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I WAS LEAVING the beer tent within yards of the main stage when The Cranberries came on. It was June 1994 and the band’s song “Linger” was a huge hit in the U.K., though I hadn’t heard of them when I bought my ticket for the Fleadh, an Irish music festival at Finsbury Park in London. For the past several hours I’d been soaking up the music of musicians I loved – the Saw … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Limerick Girls – In Memory
of Dolores O’Riordan

Weekly Comment:
Upcoming Events in Irish America

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
January 12, 2018

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This January and February, a number of exciting events are happening in New York City, from a 20th anniversary revival of Edna Walsh's groundbreaking "Disco Pigs" at the Irish Repertory Theater to a pop extravaganza presented by the Irish Arts Center, and more. ℘℘℘ “Disco Pigs” January 5 – February 18 Tickets are available for a new production of Enda Walsh’s play Disco … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Upcoming Events in Irish America