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Weekly Comment:
Call for Irish Women’s Suffragette Artifacts


By Irish America
June 3, 2016

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An Irish researcher is currently undertaking a public appeal for information on surviving objects related to the Irish women suffragettes who fought for the right to vote nationally almost a hundred years ago. Donna Gilligan is a museum archaeologist and material culture historian who is compiling a research thesis on the visual and material culture of the Irish women’s … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Call for Irish Women’s Suffragette Artifacts

Weekly Comment: A Year of Passages

By Irish America Staff
May 27, 2016

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Irish America looks back at those we lost over the last year, and remembers the great influence each of these people had on the American Irish experience. Cardinal Edward M. Egan 1932 – 2015 Cardinal Edward M. Egan, the former archbishop of New York, died in March of cardiac arrest at the age of 82. He led the Archdiocese of New York from 2000 to 2009, years marked by sexual … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: A Year of Passages

Weekly Comment:Gen. Martin Dempsey Gives Powerful Notre Dame Commencement Speech

By Irish America Staff
May 17, 2016

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Gen. Martin Dempsey's Notre Dame commencement speech is a powerful tribute to the importance of faith, country, and education. This past weekend, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame inductee, gave the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame's 171st commencement ceremony. Addressing the 2,163 … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:Gen. Martin Dempsey Gives Powerful Notre Dame Commencement Speech

Weekly Comment: Support an Irish Non-Profit with California Wine

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
May 13, 2016

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Irish humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide and Lot18, an online wine retailer, have partnered this month for a unique and drinkable fundraising effort – a limited-edition Concern label wine. For each bottle sold, more than $4 per bottle, 20% of the proceeds, will go directly to Concern. The partnership was developed by Kevin Fortuna, CEO of Lot18 and a long-time board … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Support an Irish Non-Profit with California Wine

Irish America to Celebrate Top 50 Power Women Awards


By Irish America Staff
May 17, 2016

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On June 30, Irish America magazine will celebrate its inaugural Top 50 Power Women Awards with a luncheon at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. The list recognizes the achievements of the most influential and innovative Irish and Irish American women across all fields. From finance and business professionals to media personalities, political figures, and healthcare workers, … [Read more...] about Irish America to Celebrate Top 50 Power Women Awards