First Word Archives
First Word: We Are Now 44.3 Million Strong
Founding publisher Niall O’Dowd. Good news! The 1990 U.S. Census has…
First Word: The Bishops at the Bat
Founding publisher Niall O’Dowd. There are far worse offenses for a…
First Word: Making a Difference
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. Did you ever panhandle? Ask for money on…
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The First Word: Does the South Want the North?
“We have constitution which perpetrates the fallacy that Ireland is one nation with a right to territorial unification…when are we going to recognize that the ‘national territory’ is Santasyland.” – […]
The First Word: The Shamrock Chain
Half of the population born in Ireland since 1820 have emigrated, some to win great fame and success around the globe. Their descendants— Irish Americans, Irish Australians, Irish in Britain, […]
Is There Any Hope?
The goverment press release reads: “Monday’s papers reported on renewed violence in Northern Ireland which left four men dead and twelve people seriously injured. In Belfast loyalist UFF, gunmen murdered […]
Trailblazers Past & Present
“The Irish in Boston, as elsewhere, have an ability to see opportunity where there was none, and if none came, to look for it, to look for opportunity.” […]
The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”
As the room fills up with the members of the Business 100 I feel the pride that I always feel at our annual lunch at the ’21’ Club. I look […]
U.S. Elections and N.I.
With the election coming up in November, Irish Americans have to decide who to vote for. When it comes to Irish policy, President Clinton wins hands down for being the […]