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Maud Gonne: Irish Women and America

By Margaret Ward

May 1991

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America has always been an important focal point for Irish nationalists. Without the moral and financial support of those exiled from their native land, no new political movement could ever hope to succeed. From the long-past Fenian times right up to the present day, representatives of an infinite variety of political groups in Ireland have travelled the length and breadth of … [Read more...] about Maud Gonne: Irish Women and America

Margot O’Toole’s Scientific Integrity

By Maire Crowe

May 1991

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Six years after she lost her job for raising questions about the validity of her superior's scientific research data, Dr. Margot O'Toole, a Dublin-born biological researcher living in Boston, has been vindicated in spectacular fashion. Once shunned as a supposed troublemaker, she is now being hailed as a hero. And in the course of her now famed fight against the status quo of … [Read more...] about Margot O’Toole’s Scientific Integrity

Charleston’s Hibernian Hall

By Mary Pat Kelly

March 1991

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Charleston, South Carolina: At first I saw what I anticipated-streets of beautiful eighteenth-and nineteenth-century homes and public buildings lovingly restored. True, Hurricane Hugo had struck. But the people had fought back. Injured buildings were shedding their scaffolding to stand proud again. Memories of both the Revolutionary and Civil wars abounded. We saw Saint … [Read more...] about Charleston’s Hibernian Hall

Mary Robinson: President for All the People

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March 1991

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On December 3, 1990 Mary Robinson was inaugurated as the first woman ever to be elected President of Ireland. That in itself, was a history-making event in a country where politics have been almost exclusively confined to the "Boys' Club." The world took note. A major British newspaper named her Woman of the Year and there were no fewer than 2,000 media requests for interviews. … [Read more...] about Mary Robinson: President for All the People

California’s ‘Irish’ Wine Makers

By J. Joseph Finora

February 1991

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For those who still believe that good, rich, dry wine remains the exclusive domain of the French, Italians, and Spanish, it's about time they wake up and smell the bouquet. Today, Irish Americans are producing fine wine up and down the Napa and Sonoma valleys, and if things continue, the wine books will need to be rewritten to include a chapter on Irishmen in the … [Read more...] about California’s ‘Irish’ Wine Makers