Taoiseach Micheál Martin awards Research Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Medal to Leading Experts in Philosophy and Healthcare Taoiseach Micheál Martin trip to Washington, D.C., included his much publicized visit to the Oval Office to meet with President Trump, but he also made time to give out some very important awards to leading experts in the philosophy and healthcare … [Read more...] about St. Patrick Day Medals & Honors
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Meet The Shamrock Tenors
IA Newsletter, March 15, 2025
Irish music fans, get ready to be captivated! The Shamrock Tenors hailed as "Ireland's most exciting new folk music sensation," are set to light up stages as they embark on their inaugural North American tour. After selling out venues from Belfast's Grand Opera House to Birmingham Symphony Hall, and performing for 20,000 fans at London's Trafalgar Square, the tenors are … [Read more...] about Meet The Shamrock Tenors
How Generations Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
By Jim McCann
IA Newsletter, March 15, 2025
IA Newsletter, March 15, 2025
Growing up in an Irish family in a proudly Irish neighborhood, I never saw St. Patrick’s Day as just a holiday — it was an event. Like Christmas, the anticipation started weeks in advance, from picking out the perfect green outfit to mapping out the celebrations. On the big day, we’d hop on the subway, joining a sea of green-clad revelers — we were all making our way to … [Read more...] about How Generations Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Matriarch of Chicago Bears Dies at 102
By Bob Herguth
IA Newsletter March 8, 2025
The matriarch of one of Chicago’s best-known Irish-American clans, who was among the last-living links to the early 20th-century origins of the National Football League, has died. Virginia Halas McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of late NFL pioneer George S. Halas, died Feb. 6 at the age of 102. She leaves behind a franchise that, while storied, for … [Read more...] about Matriarch of Chicago Bears Dies at 102
The Boycott Origination Story
By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, March 8, 2025
IA Newsletter, March 8, 2025
Captain Charles Boycott, an ordinary man though in possession of a repellent personality, has gone on to immortality due to his behavior in 19th Century Mayo. Formerly an obscure officer in the British army, Captain Boycott was the land agent for an absentee landlord, Lord Erne, a position which afforded him a lush life on an estate outside the town of Ballinrobe. His lordship … [Read more...] about The Boycott Origination Story