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Weekly Comment:
Martin O’Malley Announces
2016 Presidential Bid

By Irish America Staff
June 4, 2015

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Last Saturday, May 30th, former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor Martin O’Malley announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential race. O’Malley was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in 2014 and knows his Irish history and the legacy his parents and extended family birthed him into, and he is known to quote from St. Patrick’s breastplate: … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Martin O’Malley Announces
2016 Presidential Bid

The Willis Family

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
May 8, 2015

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The Willis Clan have carved out quite the reputation for their musical skills and now have a new reality TV show on TLC. There is a moment during a Willis Clan performance when the stage lights seem to go away and you’re swept into that ancient time and place where Irish music and dance were born as rituals that could bind a community together, banish fear and lift sorrow by … [Read more...] about The Willis Family

A Challenging Response: Concern in Nepal

By Kieran McConville, Contributor
May 8, 2015

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Concern Worldwide has been responding to emergencies around the world since it was born amid the chaos of the Biafran war in Nigeria 47 years ago. Floods, famines, wars, and earthquakes all provide different challenges and test the skills and ingenuity of those who respond. The latest disaster, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake here in the south Asian nation of Nepal, will present its … [Read more...] about A Challenging Response: Concern in Nepal

Weekly Comment: Centenary of Allied Landing at Gallipoli Remembered

By Irish America Staff
April 27, 2015

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Wreaths were laid at centennial commemorative ceremonies marking the Allied landing at Gallipoli by representatives of the Irish Government in cities around the world this weekend. In New York, Consul General Barbara Jones joined representatives of New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Britain, France and India at an Anzac Day dawn service on Saturday. The service, hosted jointly … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Centenary of Allied Landing at Gallipoli Remembered