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Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

By Martin E. Dempsey
Summer 2021

September 8, 2021 by

"I'm not ready to give up on the anthem and the ritual of standing while its played." During operation desert storm, after Iraq’s Republican Guard had been forced out of Kuwait, my brigade set up a checkpoint on the only highway from Kuwait to Baghdad. We established a medical treatment facility and raised the American flag. It was a signal to the oppressed population of … [Read more...] about Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

Remembering Colorado’s Forgotten Irish

Summer 2021

September 3, 2021 by

The Irish in Colorado are seeking to honor immigrants buried in unmarked graves. These were desperate, transient, uneducated, unskilled, and mostly young people. The poorest of these immigrants, without any resources or family were buried in the“Catholic” free section of the cemetery, with a crude wooden slab to mark their burial. The wooden slabs have long since rotted and … [Read more...] about Remembering Colorado’s Forgotten Irish

Whistling Straits to Host Ryder Cup

By Patricia Harty ,Editor-in-Chief

Summer 2021

September 3, 2021 by 1 Comment

The 17th green on The Straits, a par 3 There's a beautiful links golf course in Wisconsin called Whistling Straits, and it looks like it could be in Ireland. There’s a beautiful links golf course in Wisconsin called Whistling Straits, and it looks like it could be in Ireland. The 43rd Ryder Cup  matches will be held on September 24 to 26, 2021, on the links-style course … [Read more...] about Whistling Straits to Host Ryder Cup

New York Irish Center Proudly Honors Council Member Danny Dromm

August 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Queens Irish Center August 3, 2021 Photo: James Higgins © 2021

The New York Irish Center on Tuesday, August 3, proudly celebrated the remarkable career of community advocate and champion, Council Member Danny Dromm, with an intimate reception and award presentation from the Board of the New York Irish Center. The New York Irish Center in Long Island City, invited community leaders and ambassadors to talk about the monumental impact CM … [Read more...] about New York Irish Center Proudly Honors Council Member Danny Dromm

Famine Commemorations Around the World

January 2000

July 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment

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The drive to commemorate the Great Famine and the global legacy of Irish immigration is swelling to massive proportions. Along with the new Irish Immigration postage stamp launched both in Ireland and the U.S. this year, and the increasing number of Irish Famine Curriculum Bills appearing before state legislatures, monuments commemorating the Famine and the Irish Diaspora are … [Read more...] about Famine Commemorations Around the World

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February 13, 2001

After two years of living in Tralee and Waterford, refugees from Kosovo were granted the right to become Irish citizens on February 13, 2001. In 1999, almost 1,000 Kosovar refugees first arrived in Ireland. They were displaced due to the ethnic war  and “cleansing” taking place in their homeland, and fled to Ireland under the United Nations Human Rights Council protection programme. Of the 1,000 refugees, most returned home after the Kumanovo Treaty in June of 1999, but 140 of the refugees remained in Ireland and were granted full citizenship in their new homeland on this day in 2001.

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