Irish America
Irish America
From ancient kings to Bramley apples and modern-day resilience, this quiet corner of Northern Ireland offers rich rewards for travelers tracing roots and chasing meaning. County Armagh doesn’t scream for attention – and that’s precisely its charm. Tucked away in Northern Ireland’s lush heartland, it’s not the most obvious stop on a tourist trail. But for Irish Americans … [Read more...] about Armagh: The Orchard County
Jane McCooey once had a profound epiphany about her career, which so far has ventured into the fields of law, tech, and high finance. It came while she was playing Camogie. “You don’t really talk about work when you’re there – you just go to train and play,” the Armagh native and Morgan Stanley executive said during our recent interview. “But half the … [Read more...] about Leading With Purpose And Ambition
WALKING Gaelic football sessions have been held in Britain for the first time. Facilitated by the Irish in Britain (IIB) organisation under their Healthy Ageing Project, the initiative was run in partnership with Britain GAA and Hertfordshire GAA. The three-week pilot welcomed men and women to learn the basics of the game as well as developing the key Gaelic football … [Read more...] about First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britain
TRIBUTES have been paid across Ireland following the death of Mary “May” McGee, the woman whose courage and determination helped overturn the country’s decades-long ban on contraception. McGee, a mother of four from County Dublin, died peacefully in hospital this week. Her landmark Supreme Court victory in 1973 became one of the most influential legal decisions in modern … [Read more...] about Tributes pour in for Mary McGee, the woman who transformed reproductive rights in Ireland
THE British Government paid legal costs of £4.3m to defend Soldier F in a trial which came to a close last month, it has been revealed. The former paratrooper, whose identity is protected by a court order, was accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters on the streets of Derry on January 30, … [Read more...] about ‘Soldier F’ legal costs of £4.3m an ‘insult’ to Bloody Sunday victims
