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News Roundup May 7, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 7, 2022

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Comeback Katie Wins in Madison Square Garden Saturday 30 April saw midtown Manhattan painted green after Ireland’s own Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano in what has been described as the “biggest women’s fight of all time”. The fight, billed as 'For History', was the first women’s boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden and has since been dubbed the fight of the … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 7, 2022

Ireland / France: Art & Literature

By Turlough McConnell
May 7, 2022

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Ireland’s culture once again will lead the way in Paris. For the past three years, auction houses in Ireland and around the world have been looking for new ways to bring their collections to audiences in a rapidly changing market.  In particular, they sought to take advantage of Ireland’s European Union links and minimize the red tape and customs procedures … [Read more...] about Ireland / France: Art & Literature

News Roundup April 30, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 30, 2022

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Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Attends U.S. Talks Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney attended a series of meetings in Washington D.C. and Boston this week. Topics of discussion included the Transatlantic relationship between Ireland and the U.S., the Northern Ireland Protocol, and Ireland's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ahead of his … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 30, 2022

Firefighter Timothy Klein “The Canarsie Kid”

By Keith J. Kelly
IA Newsletter April 30, 2022

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Long before the news was out in the media on Sunday evening, up and down the Rockaway Peninsula, they knew something was going horribly wrong at a house fire in Canarsie.   Over the Fire Department's radio, they heard the calls that a ceiling collapsed inside a two-story house as a routine fire was suddenly raging. The Brooklyn firefighters are known for aggressive pursuit … [Read more...] about Firefighter Timothy Klein “The Canarsie Kid”

Great Famine Voices of San Francisco

IA Newsletter June 24, 2023

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Great Famine Voices San Francisco explores the history of the city's Irish community on a tour led by Myles Dungan (RTÉ Radio 1, The History Show) and Glen Gendzel (San Jose State University). They recount the legacy of Famine Irish emigrants in building the city as well as the impact of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 on landmarks such as the Flood Building, St. … [Read more...] about Great Famine Voices of San Francisco