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August/September 2014

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A Decade of No Smoking

This past March 29 marked the 10-year anniversary of the smoking ban in Ireland, a…

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A Giant Among Humanitarians

Tom Moran writes that his involvement with Concern Worldwide began with Aengus Finucane, the Limerick-born…

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Angel Smiles

Roma Downey on her work with Operation Smile and why she does it. I have…

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Awards to U.S. Students to Study Irish Language

The Ireland-U.S. Commission for Educational Exchange recently awarded 61 U.S. citizens the chance to study…

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Behind the RISE Foundation

Frances Black, the founder of the RISE Foundation, which is helping families cope with addiction…

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Climate Change: Getting Serious

No topic is more controversial right now in American politics than global warming, and California…

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Dr. Garret FitzGerald Wants to Build Bridges

He works between the strands of basic discovery and clinical trial, national research and global…

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Frank McCourt High School Graduates First Class

Frank McCourt High School first graduating class head to college. Best known as the author…

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Gina McCarthy: Friend of the Environment

When Irish America interviewed Gina McCarthy in July, 2014, she   already had a 30+ year…

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Healthcare and Life Sciences 50

The inaugural Irish America Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 list celebrates Irish innovators who are…

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iFest Comes to Boston

Boston is set to welcome a new Irish festival this fall, as iFest makes its…

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Innovation Award for Bubble-less Aeration System

OxyMem Ltd, was recently declared winner of the overall “Innovation of the Year” Award at…

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Ireland Is “Good”

A recent survey conducted by policy advisor Simon Anholt found Ireland to be the “goodest”…

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Ireland Is “Good"

A recent survey conducted by policy advisor Simon Anholt found Ireland to be the “goodest”…

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Irish Business for Mayo Clinic

A collaboration between Ireland and the Mayo Clinic that could significantly impact the future of…

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Irish Could Be Europe's Fattest People by 2030

Anew study conducted by the World Health Organization and the UK Health Forum has issued…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood

TV is the place to be for Irish acting talent these days. This should not…

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Irish Pregnancy App Nominated for Webby

A groundbreaking and exciting new web application, Life in the Womb from University College Dublin…

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Is Specialized Nutrition the Key to Better Golf?

A Dublin-based start-up company, Wyldsson, is partnering with the University of Limerick using an Enterprise…

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President John F. Kennedy. Photo by Jacques Lowe.

JFK Summer School

The 2014 Kennedy Summer School is set to kick off this September 11-14th in New…

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Living with MS

Sharon Ní Chonchúir breaks her silence about living with MS to give people inspiration and…

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Military Physicians: Like Father, Like Daughter

Dr. Francis O’Donnell and his daughter, Dr. Mary O’Donnell, have dedicated their careers as physicians…

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My Grandfather’s War

Over 210,000 Irish enlisted in the British Army during World War I. Among them were…

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New Education Research Building for Limerick

The president of the University of Limerick (UL) Don Barry said that the school’s €224…

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Parkinson’s Disease: My Father’s Strength

His physical strength was his currency, now it’s his patience and forbearance. On the afternoon…

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Photo Album:
Granny Mac’s Centenary

My grandmother Nora MacNamara (née Hickey) turned 100 on June 15, 2014. From her retirement…

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Poem: “Soda Bread”

She said she’d lost the knack—not the recipe, which had never been written down— but…

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Quinnipiac Famine Conference

The 20th Ulster-American Symposium hosted at Quinnipiac University was held this past June in conjunction…

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Review of Books

Fiction Someone By Alice McDermott Someone captures the universal experience of life’s joys and tragedies…

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Sacred Space and Health

Spending time in nature’s sacred places can bring balance to the whole self and help…

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Seattle Gets its Green On

2014 is proving to be an eventful year for Seattle Irish. Mayor Ed Murray, who lived…

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Serious Fun

Barretstown, a specially designed camp in Kildare, Ireland, provides therapeutic recreation programs for children with…

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Serving By Your Presence

The work of two extraordinary Irish nuns, one of whom works with women who have…

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Sláinte: The Mighty Salmon

While health practitioners now praise the protein and amino acids provided by salmon, it has…

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The Administrator

Gina McCarthy, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on why action on climate control…

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The First Word: Let’s Talk About the Climate

I’m reminded as we go to press that in Ireland we always talk about the…

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The Future of Clinical Trials

ICON plc. is pushing the boundaries of what clinical researchers thought was practical. Adam Farley…

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The Trouble in Bahrain

Brian Dooley writes about Irish-trained doctors imprisoned for treating protesters. Ask most people what they…

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Those We Lost

Jim Brosnan 1929 – 2014 Famed Irish-American baseball player and author Jim Brosnan passed away…

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Turning Grief into Action: The Case of Rory Staunton

The Staunton family suffered unbelievable loss when their 12-year-old son was mis-diagnosed and died from…

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What You Should Know:
Celiac Disease

Patricia Harty talks to Peter Green, Director Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University about this…

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What You Should Know:
Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s: The Facts Named for the New York-based gastroenterologist doctor who wrote about it in…

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What You Should Know:
Skin Cancer

The Perils of Being Pale: Red hair and pale skin can be very attractive to some,…

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When it’s more than just a
Sore Tummy

Living with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Darina Molloy tells…

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White House Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Moon Landing

“Forty-five years ago, while the world watched as one, the United States of America set…

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White House Names Ambassador to Ireland

The White House announced in June that the long-vacant post of ambassador to Ireland has…

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Wounded Warriors in the Rockaways (Photos)

Now in its tenth year, the Wounded Warrior Project’s Adaptive Watersports Festival invites injured veterans…

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FIRST WORD

The First Word: Let’s Talk About the Climate

HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

Gina McCarthy: Friend of the Environment

News
The latest updates from Irish America’s most recent print issue….
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Hibernia
News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America….
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have passed on…..
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Slainte!
Tracing the history of traditional Irish food, drink, and celebration…..
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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SPECIAL

Photo Album:
Granny Mac’s Centenary

My grandmother Nora MacNamara (née Hickey) turned 100 on June 15, 2014. From her retirement…

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