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Weekly Comment: The Sinking of the Lusitania

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
May 7, 2016

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May 7 marks the  anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania, the Liverpool-built passenger ship whose destruction sparked the United States’ decision to enter World War I in 1917. Just after two o’clock in the afternoon on May 7th, 1915, the luxury liner, heading from New York to Liverpool, was torpedoed by German U-boat 20, and then suffered a second, still … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: The Sinking of the Lusitania

Explore the First Weekly Irish Times Published After the Rising

By Irish America Staff
April 29, 2016

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The first issue of The Weekly Irish Times published following the Easter Rising has been digitized for free by Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. The issue, covering the weeks of April 29, May 6, and May 13, calls the Rising “The Darkest Week in the History of Dublin.” A subheading on page one reads “An Orgie [sic] of Fire and Slaughter.” The 12-page … [Read more...] about Explore the First Weekly Irish Times Published After the Rising

Weekly Comment: New York City Commemorates Easter Rising Centenary

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April 18, 2016

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This week the Government of Ireland as well as NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House Center for Irish and Irish American Studies will be putting on a number of events in New York City to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising and to highlight the American dimensions of this historic event. The events kicked off April 19 and 20 when Glucksman Ireland House NYU will host two … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: New York City Commemorates Easter Rising Centenary

Weekly Comment: 2016 Hall of Fame Speeches

By Irish America Staff
April 15, 2016

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Five feature speeches from the 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame. President Bill Clinton received Irish America's Lifetime Achievement Award and Col. Eileen Collins, America's first female space shuttle pilot; journalist, novelist, columnist, and commentator Pete Hamill; humanitarian Ed Kenney; and Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were inducted … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: 2016 Hall of Fame Speeches

Bill Clinton’s 2016 Hall of Fame Speech

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Thank you very much. I’m delighted to be here. I thank you for the award. Ambassador Anderson, thank you for your kind remarks and for taking us all down memory lane a little bit. I want to congratulate the other honorees. General Martin Dempsey, I thank you for your outstanding service to our nation. Edward Kenney, thank you. Eileen Collins, thank you. I was actually … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton’s 2016 Hall of Fame Speech