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May / June 1998

May / June 1998

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A People’s President

Mary McAleese was elected president of Ireland in October of 1997. It was an astonishing…

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Healing Places of Ireland

New Age health spas, springing up alongside the more traditional seaweed baths, are enticing people…

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Highlights from the Hundred

It may have been Friday, March 13th, but there were no casualties and the 100…

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Historic Times in Ireland

Irish America’s publisher Niall O’Dowd wrote the following column on the occasion of the signing…

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Historic Times in Ireland

Founding publisher Niall O’Dowd. Every once in a lifetime or so…

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Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Comes of Age

There was a time when rock and roll bands from Ireland were saddled with obligatory…

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Remembering the Champ

The history of boxing must be rewritten. It is officially recorded that the legendary Jack…

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Slàinte! A Taste of Bloomsday

Promenade. Ambulate. Ramble, rove, and wander. Trudge. Strut. Meander, stroll and saunter. Call it what…

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Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, talks chairman George Mitchell and British Prime Minister Tony Blair shake hands after the peace deal was struck on Good Friday in Belfast.

The Dawn of a New Peace

HISTORIC NI AGREEMENT GIVES HOPE FOR FUTURE: Deaglán de Bréadún, Northern Editor of The Irish Times,…

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The Irish on Ice

Ice hockey is not traditionally regarded as a sport in which the Irish have had…

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The Music Makers

These photographs represent wonderful meetings and friendships with traditional Irish musicians which originated over twenty…

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Historic Times in Ireland


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Cover Story

A People’s President

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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Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood

The Irish Roots of Yellowstone Helen Mirren Photo: by Harald Krichel,…

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