Donald Trump and Mike Pence have more in common than having won the presidential election. Pence, the governor of Indiana, has strong Irish roots. His grandmother came to the U.S. from Doonbeg, County Clare – which also happens to be the home of a Trump golf resort. Pence’s grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, also came to the U.S. from Clare. A native of Tubercurry, Cawley … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: The Trump-Pence Irish Connection and a Different Kind of Wall
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Weekly Comment: Joe Biden Awarded Medal of Freedom
By Olivia O'Mahony, Editorial Assistant
January 13, 2017
January 13, 2017
Vice President Joe Biden was surprised with a tribute of the highest honor when awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by his president and close friend Barack Obama on Thursday. Obama presented the medal – the highest form of civilian honor existing in the United States – “with distinction,” an additional level of esteem, for the first time in his presidency, and called … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Joe Biden Awarded Medal of Freedom
Weekly Comment: Fionnula Flanagan’s Plea to End Dublin Homelessness
The takeover and conversion of an unused government-owned Dublin office building into a homeless shelter is “the most revolutionary event to have occurred in that city since 1916,” writes Fionnula Flanagan. ℘ ℘ ℘ Hollywood legend and Irish America Hall of Famer Fionnula Flanagan, known for her movies like Waking Ned Devine, The Others, and Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Fionnula Flanagan’s Plea to End Dublin Homelessness
Weekly Comment: Those We Lost in 2016
By Irish America Staff
December 23, 2016
December 23, 2016
2016 saw the passing of numerous Irish and Irish American luminaries, from the first female elected representative of Cook County in Illinois to 60s activists and renowned actors and musicians. Below we remember the lives of some of the most important figures in Irish and Irish American life. ℘℘℘ Editor's Note: The first obituary we publish here was not published in Irish … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Those We Lost in 2016
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Those We Lost in 2016
By Irish America Staff
December 23, 2016
December 23, 2016
2016 saw the passing of numerous Irish and Irish American luminaries, from the first female elected representative of Cook County in Illinois to 60s activists and renowned actors and musicians. Below we remember the lives of some of the most important figures in Irish and Irish American life.
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Editor's Note: The first obituary we publish here was not published in Irish … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Those We Lost in 2016