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News Roundup May 7, 2022

News Roundup May 7, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 7, 2022

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Comeback Katie Wins in Madison Square Garden Saturday 30 April saw midtown Manhattan painted green after Ireland’s own Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano in what has been described as the “biggest women’s fight of all time”. The fight, billed as 'For History', was the first women’s boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden and has since been dubbed the fight of the … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 7, 2022

Ireland / France: Art & Literature

By Turlough McConnell
May 7, 2022

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Ireland’s culture once again will lead the way in Paris. For the past three years, auction houses in Ireland and around the world have been looking for new ways to bring their collections to audiences in a rapidly changing market.  In particular, they sought to take advantage of Ireland’s European Union links and minimize the red tape and customs procedures … [Read more...] about Ireland / France: Art & Literature

News Roundup April 30, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 30, 2022

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Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Attends U.S. Talks Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney attended a series of meetings in Washington D.C. and Boston this week. Topics of discussion included the Transatlantic relationship between Ireland and the U.S., the Northern Ireland Protocol, and Ireland's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ahead of his … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 30, 2022

Firefighter Timothy Klein “The Canarsie Kid”

By Keith J. Kelly
IA Newsletter April 30, 2022

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Long before the news was out in the media on Sunday evening, up and down the Rockaway Peninsula, they knew something was going horribly wrong at a house fire in Canarsie.   Over the Fire Department's radio, they heard the calls that a ceiling collapsed inside a two-story house as a routine fire was suddenly raging. The Brooklyn firefighters are known for aggressive pursuit … [Read more...] about Firefighter Timothy Klein “The Canarsie Kid”

The Famine Irish in Chicago

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Sunday, May 1, 2022, 7:00 pm in Ireland, 2:00 pm EST, 1:00 pm in CST, 11:00 am PST This Sunday, May 1st is the first presentation of The Great Famine Voices Film Series. An 8-week series presented by the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park, Ireland, and the Irish Heritage Trust that runs from May 1st to June 19th. It is funded by the Government of Ireland Emigrant … [Read more...] about The Famine Irish in Chicago