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Kylemore Abbey Visitor Center Opens

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Conor Coyne, chief executive of the Kylemore Trust, Sr. Maire Hickey, Mark Mitchell Henry, Minister Shane Ross, Sr. Magdelena, and Orla Carrol of Failte Ireland.

From Generation to Generation… The Story of Kylemore Abbey promises to take visitors on a vivid journey through the history of the iconic building, from its founding by Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War I to the current mother abbess of the Benedictine Community, Marie Hickey. The nuns, who had been based in Ypres for several hundred years, had been bombed out of … [Read more...] about Kylemore Abbey Visitor Center Opens

Michael J. Fox Funds Parkinson’s Research in Galway

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Dr. Eilís Dowd.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation, founded by and named for actor, author, and advocate Michael J. Fox, announced that it is awarding $300,000 to NUI Galway for researchers to develop an approach to brain repair for Parkinson’s disease. Brain repair for Parkinson’s involves transplanting healthy cells into the brain, a process that has not been very successful thus far because the … [Read more...] about Michael J. Fox Funds Parkinson’s Research in Galway

Queen’s University Takes on Fertility Issues

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Dr. Lisa Connolly.

Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded 6.1 million euros, in collaboration with 11 other global partner universities and institutions, to develop a test to identify harmful chemicals that affect female fertility. The grant is part of a wider research project funded by the European research and innovation program Horizon 2020 to develop highly needed test methods to … [Read more...] about Queen’s University Takes on Fertility Issues

BNA 2019 Festival of Neuroscience

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Some 1,500 international neuroscientists, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, patient advocates, and patient organizations gathered in Dublin for the BNA2019 Festival of Neuroscience, the biggest neuroscience festival held in Europe in 2019 and the first time it was held outside of Britain. The festival took place from April 14-19 in Dublin. Lead organizer of the public … [Read more...] about BNA 2019 Festival of Neuroscience

NUI Galway Collaborate on Global Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria Study

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

NUI Galway participates in major international study showing sewage can reveal levels of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. ℘℘℘ A comprehensive analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries worldwide has yielded the first comparable global data which show the levels and types of antimicrobial resistant bacteria that are present in mainly healthy people in these … [Read more...] about NUI Galway Collaborate on Global Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria Study

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August 6, 1775

Sometimes referred to as “The Liberator,” Irish nationalist and politician Daniel O’Connell was born on this day in 1775 in Co. Kerry. O’Connell believed that in order to achieve freedom, Ireland would need to assert itself politically rather than by force. He condemned the several rebellions that took place at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. He campaigned for Catholic Emancipation. O’Connell became the first Catholic Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1841. He died in 1847.

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