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View from the Eastern Front of the War on Ukraine

By Brian Dooley

IA Newsletter, June 23, 2026

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Kharkiv: Russia’s war on Ukraine looks different up close. It’s a mix of extreme danger and everyday functionality. Shopping malls, coffee shops and restaurants are open and thriving, despite the daily and nightly bombardments of this frontline city. Kharkiv is about the size of Philadelphia, around 25 miles from the Russian border. The Russian army has been camped about 12 … [Read more...] about View from the Eastern Front of the War on Ukraine

Larry O’Brien: A Perennial NBA Champion  

By Ray Cavanaugh

IA Newsletter, Month Day 2026

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When someone mentions the NBA Finals, you might think of Jordan or Kobe slashing their way to the rim. Or, more recently, the video game-like exploits of three-point assassin Steph Curry. You're less likely to think of a sub-6-foot, visually-impaired, cigarette-smoking Irish-American political operative. And yet these supreme athletes were indeed pouring their sweat and souls … [Read more...] about Larry O’Brien: A Perennial NBA Champion  

America’s Birth Certificate’s Irish Connection

By Seamus McKee

June 18, 2026

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John Dunlap: The Irish-born Printer of the Declaration of Independence At the age of ten John Dunlap was sent to Philadelphia to help his immigrant uncle who was a printer there. He took over his uncle’s business and became the official printer to the provisional government of the 13 states which rebelled against British rule. On the night of July 4, 1776, Dunlap printed … [Read more...] about America’s Birth Certificate’s Irish Connection

Father Mychal Judge

By Rosemary Rogers

June 17, 2026

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St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street may be the most sacred space in New York City. Long revered for its Franciscan ministry to the poor, the daily breadline for the homeless and, especially, for one extraordinary friar, Father Mychal Judge. Father Mychal was the FDNY chaplain who, on September 11, 2001, left the friary on 31st Street and rushed to the World Trade Center … [Read more...] about Father Mychal Judge

Violence Grips Belfast

By Brian Dooley

IA Newsletter, 13 June 2026

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An horrific knife attack on Monday night in Belfast (June 8) has been followed by widespread unrest, rioting and racists attacks. It has put the city, and Northern Ireland, back in international news in the way it hasn’t been since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that ended the decades-long conflict, often euphemistically called The Troubles. The attack was filmed and quickly … [Read more...] about Violence Grips Belfast