Today is World Photo Day, celebrated for the 177th anniversary of the French Academy of Sciences announced the invention of the daguerrotype. This article has been excerpted and adapted from "Portraits of a Nation at War" (October / November 2013). _______________ Thanks to Mathew Brady and his team of photographers – including Irish immigrant Timothy O’Sullivan and Scottish … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Irishman Matthew Brady & the Founding of American Photography
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Weekly Comment:
Remembering Edward Daly
(1933 – 2016)
By Olivia O'Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016
Irish Roman Catholic bishop and author Edward Daly, a former Bishop of Derry, died in hospital during the early hours of August 8th. He was 82.
Throughout his Church career in Derry, Bishop Edward Daly participated in civil rights marches. He was present at the Battle of the Bogside in 1969, the early years of the Troubles, internment, and the events of Bloody Sunday, where … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Remembering Edward Daly
(1933 – 2016)
Weekly Comment:
“Gaza Kids to Ireland”
Scheme a Success
By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August 5, 2016
August 5, 2016
Last week, fourteen young footballers the Al-Helal club in the blockaded Gaza Strip touched down in Dublin Airport for a ten-day trip of football, fun, and friendship. The boys, aged ten to 14, have been staying and playing their way around the country through counties such as Dublin, Kildare, Tipperary, Wexford, Limerick, and Galway.
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“Gaza Kids to Ireland”
Scheme a Success
Irish America Celebrates Inaugural Top 50 Power Women (Photos)
On June 30th, Irish America magazine celebrated the Top 50 Power Women with an awards luncheon in Manhattan. The event highlighted some of the most influential and innovative Irish and Irish American women working across multiple fields, from media, literature, and the arts to politics, finance, and medicine. While the list and luncheon showcased how integral the honorees are … [Read more...] about Irish America Celebrates Inaugural Top 50 Power Women (Photos)
Weekly Comment:
Enda Kenny’s Statement on U.K. Brexit Vote
By Irish America Staff
June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016
On June 23, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, with 51.9 percent voting to leave, and 48.1 percent to remain. The British exit will take two years to fully be implemented, but the ramifications for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are already being considered, particularly fears of a return to the violence of the Troubles and increased border … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Enda Kenny’s Statement on U.K. Brexit Vote