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Ardal O’Hanlon at the New York Arts Center

July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Ardal O’Hanlon will finally come out of hiding for his first New York City comedy appearance in over ten years this September with an exclusive three-night engagement at the New York Irish Center in Long Island City on Thursday & Friday, September 29 & 30, and Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 pm. O’Hanlon is a beloved character on the Irish show Father Ted, and is also … [Read more...] about Ardal O’Hanlon at the New York Arts Center

News Roundup July 23, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter July 23, 2022

July 20, 2022 by 1 Comment

Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill Meets with U.S. Lawmakers to Secure Good Friday Agreement On Tuesday, July 19, Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill met with U.S. Senators and State Department officials during her visit to Washington, D.C., in an effort to strengthen the Good Friday Agreement. The Good Friday Agreement, or the Belfast Agreement, was ratified on … [Read more...] about News Roundup July 23, 2022

Those We Lost July 2022

IA Newsletter, July 16, 2022

July 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Sean Kelly (1940 - 2022) What can you say about someone who’s read Finnegan’s Wake—twice—then fearlessly went on to teach that impenetrable tome? A serious Joycean, Sean Kelly was also a laugh-out-loud humorist, magazine editor, author, poet, scriptwriter, playwright, lyricist, radio actor, newspaper writer, ad guy, schoolteacher, and prolific hagiographer. He applied his … [Read more...] about Those We Lost July 2022

News Roundup July 16, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter July 16, 2022

July 13, 2022 by 1 Comment

Sparks Fly in Northern Ireland Photo: Getty Images Under heightened police presence and tight security, Northern Ireland's Orange Order members marched through Belfast City for Tuesday's Twelfth of July celebrations. The Orange Order parades celebrate the Battle of Boyne on July 1, 1690, when William of Orange, also known as King Billy, defeated the army of Catholic King … [Read more...] about News Roundup July 16, 2022

Remembering Dennis Cahill, Irish Traditional Musician Great

By Abdon Pallasch
IA Newsletter July 2, 2022

July 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Gifted Irish-American guitarist Dennis Cahill passed away June 20 at age 68 after a long illness. Tributes have poured in from his fans, his fellow musicians, and from Irish President Michael D. Higgins, who heard him perform at The White House and at Royal Albert Hall in London. “It is with great sadness that those with a love of traditional Irish music across Ireland, his … [Read more...] about Remembering Dennis Cahill, Irish Traditional Musician Great

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March 23, 1847

On this day in 1847, the Choctaw Native American tribe collected money to help starving victims of the Irish potato famine. Several years before, in 1831, President Andrew Jackson seized Choctaw territory in what is now southeastern Mississippi and parts of Alabama, forcing the Choctaw to travel five hundred miles along the “Trail of Tears” to reserved Indian Territory in Oklahoma. The Choctaw people sympathized with Ireland’s forced submission to Britain, and with the starvation and disease that plagued them. A group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Oklahoma and raised $170, which they then forwarded to a U.S. famine relief organization. Though U.S. contribution in aid to Ireland totaled in the millions, the Choctaw donation was by far the most generous.

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