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The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”

Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. As the room fills up with the members…

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U.S. Elections and N.I.

Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. With the election coming up in November, Irish…

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The Politics of Peace

Emer Mullins, Assistant Editor. Once again, Northern Ireland dominates headlines,…

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The Irish Brigade at Antieam. Their battly cry was "Faugh a Ballagh."
First WordOctober November 2013 Issue

The First Word: Faugh A Ballagh

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
Sep 10, 2013
4 min read
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner,  from Requiem for a Nun (1950) Irish America’s impact on the history of America is well established, as […]
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A Boston Strong memorial to the victims of the marathon bombings. The Hartford Courant.
First WordJune July 2013 Issue

The First Word: Grace and Healing

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2013
May 15, 20133 min read
The First Word, by Patricia Harty. Our hearts weep for Boston. This most Irish of American cities has seen its share of tragedy, but when the bombings at the marathon […]
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Edna O'Brien. Courtesy of Little, Brown & Co.
First WordJune July 2013 IssueTop Stories

Country Girl

A memoir by Edna O’Brien
June / July 2013
May 15, 201318 min read
In this excerpt from her memoir,  Edna O’Brien returns to Ireland to build a house in which she hopes to avail of the “peace that passeth understanding,” only to find […]
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The First Word: Finding the Way
February March 2013 IssueFirst Word

The First Word: Finding the Way

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2013
Jan 18, 20135 min read
“First determine that the thing can and shall be done and then we shall find the way. – Abraham Lincoln  As we go to press, we learn that Lincoln received […]
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The First Word: Arch of Triumph
First WordJune July 2012 Issue

The First Word: Arch of Triumph

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2012
May 16, 20125 min read
“[The Arch] is a soaring curve in the sky that links the rich heritage of yesterday with the richer future of tomorrow.” – Vice President Hubert Humphrey at the opening […]
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The Last Word: Stand With the Sisters
First WordJune July 2012 Issue

The Last Word: Stand With the Sisters

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
June / July 2012
May 16, 20129 min read
Mary Pat Kelly looks at the Vatican’s latest censorship move to silence American nuns. I am shocked and heartsick at the Vatican’s action to censor the nuns. I know a […]
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