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New York Yankees Irish Heritage 2025
Celebrate Irish Heritage at Yankee Stadium in July when the Yankees take on the Seattle…
The Heroes of ’47
The 50th anniversary of the All-Ireland Football Final, played in New York. It’s been fifty…
“The Good Sport”
In this excerpt from his memoir The Good Sport, Kevin White takes us on his…
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Jimmy McAleer’s Opening Day Legacy
The Irish American baseball legend who introduced the concept of the opening day pitch by the President of the United States. James Robert, “Jimmy,” McAleer, the youngest of eight children, […]
It Takes a Village
In February, 110 Irish men and women from Kildangan, County Tipperary converged on the New York midtown pub Slattery’s to help raise money for a new half-million euro community center, […]
Up Tipp: Hurling & Nationalism
Dave Lewis explores the historical connections between the Gaelic Athletic Association, nationalism, and a heritage of hurling in County Tipperary. 2016 was a great year for Ireland as it celebrated […]
Chicago Miracles
Miracles happen in threes, but few foresaw this one coming when Ireland’s rugby team met the New Zealand All-Blacks in a historic match November 5 at Chicago’s Soldier Field, home […]
The Irish Olympic Diaspora
Ireland had a reasonable showing at the 2016 Summer Olympics with two silver medals, including the country’s first for rowing (see right). But what about the Irish diaspora? How did […]
Silver Streak: Ireland’s Olympic Medals
Gary and Paul O’Donovan, of Lisheen, Co. Cork, made history at the Rio Olympic Games in August when they secured the country’s first ever medal in a rowing event. The […]