Irish America

Irish America

July August 1995

The Irish in Atlantic Canada

Story and photgraphs by John Francis Bourke.

July/August 1995

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The Irish in Atlantic Canada represent a community of considerable size. Many Irish spent years in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick before eventually migrating southwards to communities in Boston, Maine or elsewhere.  The Irish in Atlantic Canada represent a community of considerable size. Many Irish spent years in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, … [Read more...] about The Irish in Atlantic Canada

Times They Are A’Changing

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
July/August 1995

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In 1984 I was part of an Irish American delegation which sought a meeting with the U.S. State Department to discuss Northern Ireland. We were the usual suspects, ethnic newspaper publishers, community activists, longtime Irish American leaders, numbering about 30 in all. At the time I was publishing a small Irish newspaper in California and the trip to D.C. was a major … [Read more...] about Times They Are A’Changing

The Life of Riley

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
July/August 1995

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Pat Riley's record says it all. Four National Basketball Association championships, two Coach of the Year awards, and the best overall winning percentage (756-299) of any coach in NBA history. In the 1980s, his Los Angeles Lakers won four NBA titles -- two of them back-to-back, a feat never achieved by any other team -- and made all the more sweet by the fact that they … [Read more...] about The Life of Riley