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‘Talented’ GAA man Lorcán Branagan dies in Sydney Harbour tragedy

‘Talented’ GAA man Lorcán Branagan dies in Sydney Harbour tragedy

March 26, 2024 by

TRIBUTES have been paid after a popular GAA player died in Australia. Lorcán Branagan went missing over the weekend while on a night out with friends in Sydney. The 26-year-old, an avid traveller who hails from Co. Down in Northern Ireland, had moved to Australia in November to spend the summer there. He was last seen at Darling Harbour's King Street Wharf at around 3.30am on … [Read more...] about ‘Talented’ GAA man Lorcán Branagan dies in Sydney Harbour tragedy

US President Joe Biden makes special call to outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

March 26, 2024 by

US President Joe Biden has made a special call to outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to “recognise” his service to Ireland over the years. Mr Varadkar announced last week his resignation from the post of Taoiseach and as leader of the Fine Gael party. His party leader successor, Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, was confirmed on Sunday, March 25. He is set to … [Read more...] about US President Joe Biden makes special call to outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Public appeal on 31st anniversary of disappearance and murder of Irish-American Annie McCarrick

March 26, 2024 by

A PUBLIC appeal for information has been issued on the 31st anniversary of the murder and disappearance of Annie McCarrick. The young woman went missing from her home in Dublin on March 26, 1993. Born in New York, to an Irish family, the 26-year-old moved to Ireland and settled in Sandymount, Dublin 4, in January 1993. At the time of going missing, Ms McCarrick worked as a … [Read more...] about Public appeal on 31st anniversary of disappearance and murder of Irish-American Annie McCarrick

U.S. Tech Company Alteryx Supports Queens University Belfast Programs and Students

IA Newsletter
March 30, 2024

March 26, 2024 by

Queen's receives largest in-kind donation from US tech company Queen’s University Belfast has received its largest ever in-kind donation from US computer software company Alteryx, who will be donating data licenses to students and staff at Queen’s University Belfast with an estimated value of $15 million. Alteryx will initially provide 3,000 licenses to support Queen’s … [Read more...] about U.S. Tech Company Alteryx Supports Queens University Belfast Programs and Students

How I Found My Elusive John Murphy

By Megan Smolenyak
IA Newsletter
April 6, 2024

March 26, 2024 by

The Deadly Trail that Finally Revealed a Phantom Branch of My Family Tree My earliest American-born ancestor was my great-great-grandfather, Edward Murphy. It took a while to figure this out as the skimpy traces he left claimed both New York and Ireland as his birthplace, but then I stumbled across his baptism. To my delight, he was christened in the historic St. James … [Read more...] about How I Found My Elusive John Murphy

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