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Virtual Cycle Around the World

IA Newsletter, May 27, 2023

May 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment

It is approximately 25,000 miles to travel around the world and Children’s Medical Research Foundation (CMRF Inc.) is seeking volunteers across the globe this June to get on their bikes for the 4th Annual Virtual Cycle Around the World to collectively reach the target and raise funds for world-class pediatric research. Get ready to hop on your bike and join the challenge … [Read more...] about Virtual Cycle Around the World

Hibernia: Going for the Gold

By Sarah Curran, Contributor
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

New York native Deirdre Murphy is the first woman cyclist ever to qualify Ireland for the Olympics. She talks to Sarah Curran about Ireland, her Olympic dream, and her strategy for Sydney. ℘℘℘ Deirdre Murphy arrives at the café where we had arranged to hold an interview in the most appropriate way – on a bicycle. She hops off her bike and proceeds to pull from her bag … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Going for the Gold

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June 29, 1915

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, a prominent Fenian leader and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, passed away in New York on June 29, 1915. Born in Co. Cork, Rossa was arrested and in 1865. He was charged with planning a Fenian Rising. He served out his sentence in England and after realizing he could not return to Ireland in exile, Rossa moved to the U.S. where he joined Clan Na Gael and the Fenian Brotherhood. A memorial to Rossa Stands in St. Stephen’s Green.

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