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Francesca Federico
Visions, Longing, and Madness

IA Newsletter June 24, 2023

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Hailed by Opera News as having a voice of “such strong presence and beauty of tone that she left one longing for more,"  Irish-American soprano Francesca Federico is an acclaimed interpreter of opera and Irish folk music. She recently completed a Fulbright arts residency at Limerick’s Irish World Academy, focusing on the origins of Irish traditional music in 20th-century … [Read more...] about Francesca Federico
Visions, Longing, and Madness

Hibernia: News

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir
Spring 2023

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Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin launched Volume XIII (13) in the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series on February 22.  Since 1997, the Department of Foreign Affairs has worked with the Royal Irish Academy and the National Archives to create this series and has now succeeded in compiling a collection … [Read more...] about Hibernia: News

Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America

Written by Sharon Ní Chonchúir and Emily Moriarty

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Advocate for Women's Health Dies Ireland lost an outstanding advocate for women’s health when Vicky Phelan died at the age of 48 on Monday, November 14. Vicky first came to public attention outside the Irish Court on April 25, 2018. That was when she first told her story of being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2014, three years after a smear test had shown no … [Read more...] about Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America

2022 – 2023 Fulbright Irish Awards

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The Fulbright awards provide opportunities for passionate Irish and EU scholars, students and professionals (with 5 years relevant experience) to undertake programmes and collaborate with experts at a U.S. institution or organisation of their choice, from August 2022-August 2023.  This year sees the addition of Fulbright-Frederick and Ann Douglass Award, launched in cooperation … [Read more...] about 2022 – 2023 Fulbright Irish Awards

Remembering Colorado’s Forgotten Irish

Summer 2021

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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