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David Trimble: Man of War, Man of Peace

By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter, July 30, 2022

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David Trimble will rightfully go down in history as a courageous leader, irrespective of how difficult a person he was to deal with. David Trimble had an extraordinary beginning in Northern Ireland politics. He joined Vanguard, a crypto-fascist movement that was intent on ethnic cleansing Catholics from Northern Ireland and was led by Ulster’s very own little Hitler, … [Read more...] about David Trimble: Man of War, Man of Peace

Tribute to Mick Moloney

By Ted Smyth, President Advisory Board, Glucksman Ireland House, NYU
IA Newsletter, July 30, 2022

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Ever since we learned the shocking news on Wednesday last that Mick Moloney had suddenly died, thousands of tributes have been written by people of all walks of life who dearly loved him. Mick was a giant in every way, in traditional Irish and Irish American music, in research and writing, in teaching and in mentoring new generations of musicians. His achievements were … [Read more...] about Tribute to Mick Moloney

Those We Lost July 2022

IA Newsletter, July 16, 2022

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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

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”

Honoring the Trailblazing Journalist Mary Maher

Mary Pat Kelly
IA Newsletter December 4, 2021

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1940 - 2021 “Mary Maher of Chicago,” said Maeve Binchy, fellow Irish Times journalist and life-long friend, “had the great advantage of not knowing the sacred cows, and by the time she did know, she had enough courage not to care about them.” This quote is part of an obituary that tells an incredible story. It’s the mid-60s and a young woman with roots in Killenaule, County … [Read more...] about Honoring the Trailblazing Journalist Mary Maher