New York’s Aisling Irish Center celebrated its 20th year of providing community programs and social services to Irish immigrants in October. As revealed by executive director and Kerry native Orla Kelleher in an IrishCentral interview, the center saw its beginning in the town of Bainbridge in Chenango County, New York. “From what I’ve been told, it was set up by a few people in … [Read more...] about Aisling Irish Center Celebrates 20 Years
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Weekly Comment:Irish American Tavern Named World’s Best Bar
Irish American tavern The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog in New York claimed the top spot on Drinks International magazine’s World’s 50 Best Bars list for the second year in a row in October. The Lower Manhattan establishment arrived in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, brought to New York by Jack McGarry (named 2013’s International Bartender of the Year by Tales of the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:Irish American Tavern Named World’s Best Bar
Former Boston Mayor Immortalized
The Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park of the South Boston Seaport District was officially dedicated to the former mayor of Boston on November 12 in a gathering of city and state officials, tourism officials, labor activists, and local community leaders. Flynn, a lifelong Catholic who grew up in South Boston, served as mayor from 1984 to 1993 and U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican from … [Read more...] about Former Boston Mayor Immortalized
Archbishop Joseph Tobin to Lead Newark
Moderate clergyman Joseph Tobin was named the new Archbishop of Newark by Pope Francis in November as part of a larger effort to reformulate the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy in the United States. Tobin, who formerly served as the Archbishop of Indianapolis, is known for his supportive stance on the role of both women and refugees in Catholic society. Before his time in … [Read more...] about Archbishop Joseph Tobin to Lead Newark
Jim Clerkin Receives Spirit of the Diaspora Award in Northern Ireland
Jim Clerkin, an Irish America Business 100 keynote speaker and one of Northern Ireland’s most successful overseas businessmen, was honored with a special diaspora award by Northern Irish Connections ahead of the Belfast International Homecoming conference in October. Rostrevor-born Clerkin (right), president and CEO of Moët Hennessy North America, was … [Read more...] about Jim Clerkin Receives Spirit of the Diaspora Award in Northern Ireland