Dannel P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, has been awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his advocacy on behalf of Syrian refugees, even welcoming one family into his own home. The prestigious award is named after President Kennedy’s book, Profiles in Courage, and is given annually to public officials who exhibit considerable courage and take a political … [Read more...] about Connecticut Governor Awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award
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Forgotten Faces of Art:
The Women of the Honan Chapel
The stories of the extraordinary Irish women behind the design of the textiles at the Honan Chapel in Cork city and their contribution to Ireland’s arts and crafts movement have been largely ignored, according to Virginia Teehan, Director of Cultural Projects at University College Cork.
“Like many of their generation, the stories of the women who created these wonderful … [Read more...] about Forgotten Faces of Art:
The Women of the Honan Chapel
Mary Robinson Centre to Host International Sustainability Symposium
The Mary Robinson Centre in Ballina, Co. Mayo is hosting an international symposium in July in partnership with the National University of Ireland Galway’s Centre for Global Women’s Studies. The two-day symposium will cover issues of peace, development, equality, and human rights. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, who currently serves as the U.N. Secretary-General’s … [Read more...] about Mary Robinson Centre to Host International Sustainability Symposium
Irish Navy’s Refugee Rescue Mission
LÉ Róisín, a first-of-class offshore patrol vessel set sail from Cork on Sunday May 1, on a three month rescue and recovery mission in the Mediterranean Sea. The mission’s objective is to rescue at-risk migrants who have fled from north African nations on rickety vessels in an attempt to reach the shores of Italy, Sicily, or Malta. So far this year, over 700 migrants have been … [Read more...] about Irish Navy’s Refugee Rescue Mission
The King’s Irish and American Roots
Through an 18th-century document up for auction in Whyte’s Auctioneers Eclectic Collector sale, new light has been shone on the Irish ancestry of Elvis Presley and his family’s origins in Ireland and America. The document is of a legal nature and concerns claims of abuse by a group of men in Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, which were made by William Presley, Elvis’s … [Read more...] about The King’s Irish and American Roots