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News Roundup April 23, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 21, 2022

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2022 Global Irish Festival Series Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy T.D. undertook a two-day visit to New York on Monday 18th of April as part of a series of stops across North America to meet with Irish-American communities and to highlight the return of the Global Irish Festival Series. The Minister’s visit was an opportunity … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 23, 2022

Irish Cinema Showcase

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The YoFi Fest and the Consulate General of Ireland in association with the Aisling Irish Community Center and the Deirdre O'Mara School of Irish Dance present the 3rd Annual Irish Cinema Showcase. Beginning Friday, April 22, and running through Sunday, April 24, 2022, the YoFi Digital Media Art Center will present three feature films and ten short films by Irish filmmakers for … [Read more...] about Irish Cinema Showcase

News Roundup January 22, 2022

Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter January 22, 2022

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Covid Restrictions lifted in Ireland After what can only be described as a trying few weeks for Ireland, from a significant surge in Covid cases during the festive period to national outrage over a brutal murder in broad daylight, the government has announced an easing of restrictions beginning this weekend. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the lifting of restrictions, including … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 22, 2022

All The News for All Hollow’s Eve

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter October 30, 2021

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The number of Irish passport holders in Northern Ireland has risen dramatically while applications for U.K. passports have dipped, according to official reports outlined in a report by the Irish Times. Irish passport applications in Northern Ireland began to rise in 2016 after Britain voted to leave the EU. Applications for UK passports saw a 15% decrease while Irish passport … [Read more...] about All The News for All Hollow’s Eve

Irish Reaching Out to Help Others

By Tom Deignan

Summer 2021

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Siobhan Dennehy’s job was already plenty challenging, as St. Patrick’s Day 2020 approached. “There were over a thousand changes made to U.S. immigration law,” noted Dennehy, a Dublin native, and Executive Director of the New York-based Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC). As immigration advocates across the country worked to make sense of these legal changes, they … [Read more...] about Irish Reaching Out to Help Others