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Weekly Comment: Thanksgiving Is a Time to Remember the Irish-Choctaw Bond

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributor
November 18, 2016

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The Choctaw Native American tribe and Irish people have a complex and nuanced relationship that has stretched across the centuries. Their histories of displacement and recovery inform and strengthen one another by providing a system of cooperation, generosity, and faith in the resilience of the human spirit. ℘℘℘ Eyewitness accounts of the Trail of Tears that the Choctaw had … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Thanksgiving Is a Time to Remember the Irish-Choctaw Bond

Thomas Addis Emmet Remembered

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2016

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Robert Schlesinger, his mother Alexandria Emmet Schlesinger, and Consul General Barbara Jones. About 75 people turned out in rainy weather, on Thursday October 27, 2016 at 3:30 PM for the rededication of the 1818 monument honoring Irish patriot and New York lawyer, Thomas Addis Emmet, at St. Paul’s Church on Broadway and Fulton Street in Manhattan. Among those in attendance … [Read more...] about Thomas Addis Emmet Remembered

Celebrating the 19th Annual Irish America Wall Street 50 Awards

By Irish America Staff
October 13, 2016

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Irish America magazine celebrates the 2016 Wall Street 50 Awards with keynote speaker Daniel Keegan, co-head of Global Equities for Citigroup. ℘℘℘ On Wednesday, October 12, Irish America celebrated the 19th Annual Wall Street 50 Awards Dinner at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The Wall Street 50 recognizes the most exciting and innovative Irish American and Irish-born … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 19th Annual Irish America Wall Street 50 Awards

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Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

By Irish America Staff
October 7, 2016

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Stars of the Irish and Irish American stage triumph at the ninth-annual Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York. Lovers of the smash HBO series Game of Thrones had the chance to see the infamous young King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) in person over a couple of weeks off Broadway this fall. Gleason was just one of an incredible troupe of actors, writers, directors, and set … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

Weekly Comment: Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

By Irish America Staff
October 7, 2016

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Stars of the Irish and Irish American stage triumph at the ninth-annual Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York. Lovers of the smash HBO series Game of Thrones had the chance to see the infamous young King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) in person over a couple of weeks off Broadway this fall. Gleason was just one of an incredible troupe of actors, writers, directors, and set … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph