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News Roundup May 28, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 28, 2022

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Memorial Day: The Sullivan Brothers As the United States mourns the many fallen military personnel who have served the nation, Irish America remembers the Sullivan brothers who died during World War II. All five brothers had been serving aboard the USS Juneau when it was torpedoed by the Japanese on November 13, 1942. The brothers perished in the attack during the naval battle … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 28, 2022

McAllister Can Stay for Now!

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
May / June 2019

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At the request of many prominent politicians, including senators Chuck Schumer and Lindsay Graham, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan has intervened to postpone the deportation of former Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) member Malachy McAllister.  McAllister, 59, was jailed for seven years for attacks on Royal Ulster Constabulary … [Read more...] about McAllister Can Stay for Now!

AOH Holds Convention in Philly

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2004

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The 92nd biennial convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which was established in 1836, took place in Philadelphia on July 10, 2004, with delegates attending from all over the United States. National President Ned McGinley, who was reelected, said, "This wonderful gathering of over 1,200 Irish Americans was truly an inspiration to me and to the other officers to … [Read more...] about AOH Holds Convention in Philly

The Warring of the Green

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2001

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New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade, one of the last major celebrations left to the Irish in America, has come under a barrage of criticism these past years; from ILGO, the Irish Gays and Lesbian Organization, who have protested their right to march, and also from local Irish newspapers, who have been denied the line of march, which went instead to The New York Post, known for … [Read more...] about The Warring of the Green

Charleston’s Hibernian Hall

By Mary Pat Kelly

March 1991

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Charleston, South Carolina: At first I saw what I anticipated-streets of beautiful eighteenth-and nineteenth-century homes and public buildings lovingly restored. True, Hurricane Hugo had struck. But the people had fought back. Injured buildings were shedding their scaffolding to stand proud again. Memories of both the Revolutionary and Civil wars abounded. We saw Saint … [Read more...] about Charleston’s Hibernian Hall