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Adi Roche

Thirty Years After Chernobyl, Irish Aid Is Still Crucial

By Siobhan Peters, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

As the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster approaches, Chernobyl Children International (CCI), founded by Irish woman Adi Roche in 1991, continues to offer support to those affected by the disaster. The catastrophe occurred April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then part of the U.S.S.R.), and long-term effects from the worst nuclear … [Read more...] about Thirty Years After Chernobyl, Irish Aid Is Still Crucial

Philly’s Rose

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Sinead deRoiste was the first African-American Rose to compete in the Rose of Tralee competition in Ireland on August 24. A daughter of an Irish father and African-American mother, she proudly represented Philadelphia in the contest. Sinead is a niece of Adi Roche, the Irish founder of the Chernobyl Children Project. ♦ … [Read more...] about Philly’s Rose

Chernobyl’s Hope

By Sarah Buscher, Contributor
June / July 2001

June 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

April 26, 1986: At 1:23 AM an explosion in reactor number four of the Chernobyl nuclear plant spewed 190 tons of radioactive material into the atmosphere, creating a cloud that traveled over northern Ukraine, into Belarus and eastern Russia. In the weeks following the explosion, excessive levels of radiation were recorded in northern Scandinavia, Wales, Ireland, Greece and … [Read more...] about Chernobyl’s Hope

Black Wind / White Lands

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2001

April 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Fifteen years to the day since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor went into meltdown, an exhibition showing the effects of the "world's greatest environmental catastrophe" will be held at the United Nations Plaza in New York. "Black Winds/White Lands" will open on April 26. Photographers, sculptors, graphic designers and multimedia artists will contribute. "The long-term effects … [Read more...] about Black Wind / White Lands

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Today in History

July 3, 1878

Famous for claiming to be born on the 4th of July, George M. Cohan was actually born on July 3, 1878 in Providence, Rhode Island. A theater legend, Cohan was born to parents of Irish Catholic descent who were travelling vaudevillians. From a young age, he and his sister appeared in several of his parents’s shows and sketches and they eventually became known as “The Four Cohans.” The group became extremely popular and Cohan was writing all their material. His most famous songs were “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “Give My Regards to Broadway.”

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