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Hibernia | The Irish Father of the American Band
During 1992, the centennial of Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore’s death, many cities across the United States…
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Chicago’s Irish Heritage Center As bidding around the table became tense, one Irishman whispered to…
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Yitzhak Shamir and Michael Collins Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was born Yitzhak Yzernitsky in 1915,…
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Margaret Molloy: Wearing Irish
Margaret Molloy has tied her pride in her Irish heritage with her love of fashion and social media expertise to create the #WearingIrish social media initiative. ℘℘℘ In March 2016, […]
Looking Forward: Festivals
Fun Festivals in Ireland and Irish America Wexford Festival Opera The 66th Wexford Festival Opera will take place between October 19 and November 5, showcasing Medea by Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842), […]
Those We Lost
Recent passings in Ireland and America. ℘℘℘ Elizabeth Flatley 1936 – 2017 Mother of celebrated Irish dancer Michael Flatley, Elizabeth “Eilish” Flatley died in January at in New Lenox, IL. […]
McGregor Trailblazes UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Conor McGregor (below) became the only mixed martial artist in history to hold two UFC titles simultaneously in November, when the Dubliner took down hitherto […]
Bono Named Among Glamour’s Women of the Year
U2 lead and lifelong humanitarian Bono was named among Glamour magazine’s ten Women of the Year in November, breaking a 26-year-long precedent of honoring, naturally, women. The magazine wrote that, […]
Irish Designer Clodagh Wins Humanitarian Award
American-based Irish designer Clodagh received the prestigious Manfred Steinfeld Humanitarian Award in November for her work with the Thorn Tree Project in Kenya. The award, given by Hospitality Design magazine, […]