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San Francisco’s Irish Festival

By Elgy Gillespie

May/June 1995

June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Elgy Gillespie reports on the month-long San Francisco Irish festival. For four years the Irish Arts Foundation of San Francisco headed by Derryman Peter O'Neill and Clareman Eddie Stack have produced the very successful Celtic Music Festival, which ran over a weekend in March and included the best of Irish music, traditional and otherwise. This year the pair ambitiously … [Read more...] about San Francisco’s Irish Festival

Morrison Visas: Round Two

By Brian Rohan

September 1992

May 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Hard to believe that it's already a year since the days of Morrison Madness, when tens of thousands of Irish (as well as people of other nationalities) mailed over 14 million applications for the chance of winning 40,000 green cards in a Green Card lottery. The lottery, aimed largely at redressing the shortcomings of previous U.S. immigration regulations, was a major victory … [Read more...] about Morrison Visas: Round Two

British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown

By Brian Dooley

April 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment

This month is crunch time for the British government on one of the most prominent legal cases from the Northern Ireland conflict, with London now under severe pressure to set up an inquiry into the 1997 murder of Sean Brown, despite extensive evidence linking his killing to British state agents. Sean Brown was abducted and killed by Loyalist paramilitaries less than a year … [Read more...] about British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown

Hibernia | Honoring Our Heritage & Empowering The Next Generation

By Michael Quinlin

Winter 2024

February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Irish American Partnership: Investing in Ireland's Future For the Irish American Partnership, the future of Ireland is all about its youth. The belief that Ireland’s future is all about its youth was on full display this fall when the Irish American Partnership (IAP) distributed $600,000 in grants to primary schools, universities, and community groups over a three-day … [Read more...] about Hibernia | Honoring Our Heritage & Empowering The Next Generation

Hibernia | Sports

By Tom Deignan

Winter 2024

February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Hibernian Hoops: From City Gyms to the World Stage When the National Basketball Association (NBA) tipped off its 2024-2025 season in Abu Dhabi, the world saw a team with close ties to Roscommon, Clare, and one of America’s great Irish cities. Then there was the other team - the Boston Celtics. Most people don’t think of the Irish when considering Denver, Colorado.  And yet, … [Read more...] about Hibernia | Sports

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This day officially marked the last day of the Irish War of Independence after a truce was agreed upon by Ireland and England. Starting on July 11, the IRA suspended efforts by their forces. The truce, which had been in talks since December of 1920, was decided on by Eamon de Valera and Lord Middleton and was formally signed by Dail members Robert Barton and Eamon Duggan and British Army commander Neville Macready.

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