Three Irish Americans are among the recipients of this year’s Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad. Northwell Health executive, Michael J. Dowling, cultural scholar James W. Flannery, and oncologist Dennis J. Slamon were recognized alongside the likes of actress Fiona Shaw, and Professor Mitsuko Ohno of Japan, for their achievements in a wide range … [Read more...] about Presidential Distinguished Service Awards Announced
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New England’s Irish “Witch”
By Mike Tubridy
January / February 1994
Goody Ann Glover was hanged as a witch on November 16, 1688. Could it have been that it was because she was a Catholic whose first language was Irish? Had one not known the dour Puritans of this New England town better, one might have thought they were celebrating a holiday but, in fact, they had come out to witness the hanging of a witch. From jail to the gallows they … [Read more...] about New England’s Irish “Witch”
From Space to Washington –
Captain Mark Kelly Takes on a New Endeavour
Mark Kelly is the new Senator-elect for Arizona, filling the late Senator John McCain's seat.
Mark Kelly – just elected to the U.S. Senate – had already lived quite a life. He’d served as a fighter pilot, flying over three dozen combat missions during Operation Desert Storm.
Then he applied to become an astronaut with NASA. As did his twin brother Scott. They were both … [Read more...] about From Space to Washington –
Captain Mark Kelly Takes on a New Endeavour
Brothers In Arms
By John Cosden
Remembering the five Sullivan brothers, World War II sailors who, serving together on the USS Juneau, were all killed in action on its sinking around November 13, 1942. November 8, 1942: the largest U.S. naval task force yet assembled for the battle of Guadalcanal sales out of Noumea, New Caledonia. Among the American warships was the year-old, light cruiser U.S.S … [Read more...] about Brothers In Arms
Northwell Nurse Distinguishes Patients as the Heroes of the Pandemic
In May, Andrew Wong, an emergency and critical care nurse at Lenox Hill Hospital wrote about his experience during the pandemic. In the selfless way a nurse thinks, Wong called the patients the "real heroes." Wong shares his experience and his thoughts about his colleagues and patients and it makes us realize how lucky we all are to have kind healthcare workers like … [Read more...] about Northwell Nurse Distinguishes Patients as the Heroes of the Pandemic