Bob Geldof

Band Aid Donates Archives to Ireland’s National Library

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by </a> By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2018-archive/february-march-2018/">February / March 2018</a> Leave a Comment

Bob Geldof and the Band Aid Trust donated their archives to the National Library of Ireland in December, opening them to public viewing for the first time. The charity effort raised £8 million for famine relief in Africa with the release of the 1984 single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The following year, the organization hosted the first ever Live Aid concert, featuring the … [Read more...] about Band Aid Donates Archives to Ireland’s National Library

Irish Post Awards 2017: “Together We are Immense”

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2018

December 1, 2017 by </a> By Irish America Staff<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2018-archive/december-january-2018/”>December / January 2018</a> Leave a Comment

A night of community, Brexit, and high praise of the Irish in Britain as Bob Geldof and Johnny McDaid were among those honored at 40th annual Irish Post Awards on November 23 at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London. Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid praised the collective energy, spirit, and positive impact of the Irish in Britain. “We come from a history of nations that … [Read more...] about Irish Post Awards 2017: “Together We are Immense”

September 17, 1903

On this day in 1903, Irish American writer Frank O’Connor was born in Cork, Ireland. In 1918, O’Connor joined the Irish Republican Army and helped fight in the war for independence. However, he opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and was imprisoned for being one of the Anti-Treaty combatants. After his release, O’Connor served briefly as a managing director at Dublin’s Abbey Theater, but then accepted a teaching position in the U.S. Many of O’Connor’s short stories were published in The New Yorker, for which he received much acclaim. His memoir, An Only Child, was also very successful.

Band Aid Donates Archives to Ireland’s National Library

Irish Post Awards 2017: “Together We are Immense”

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