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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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On this day in 1960, actor Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. At the age of nine, he relocated to England with his family to escape the Troubles. He quickly picked up an English accent to avoid bullying in school. He attributes his love of words to his Irish heritage and has remarked “I don’t think you can take Belfast out of the boy.” Branagh is best known for his Shakespearean work, including such films as Henry V (1989) and Hamlet (1996). He won Academy Awards for both. He was also nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in his role as Laurence Olivier in last year’s My Week with Marilyn.

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