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News Roundup June 4, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter June 4, 2022

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New York Play First Championship Game in Ireland in 21 Years New York Senior GAA team will travel to Ireland to take on Offaly in the Tailteann Cup on June 4. The largely Irish American team will join the new football championship at the quarter-final stage following Offaly’s win over Wicklow. The Tailteann Cup, debuting this year, will see any team from division 3 or 4 of … [Read more...] about News Roundup June 4, 2022

News Roundup May 21, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 21, 2022

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U.S. Officials Seek to Protect Good Friday Agreement House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal will lead a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation to Ireland this weekend. The delegates will participate in bilateral meetings focused on strengthening transatlantic trade relations, with additional visits to Brussels and Britain to deepen US-EU and US-UK strategic … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 21, 2022

News Roundup May 7, 2022

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IA Newsletter May 7, 2022

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Comeback Katie Wins in Madison Square Garden Saturday 30 April saw midtown Manhattan painted green after Ireland’s own Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano in what has been described as the “biggest women’s fight of all time”. The fight, billed as 'For History', was the first women’s boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden and has since been dubbed the fight of the … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 7, 2022

News Roundup April 30, 2022

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IA Newsletter April 30, 2022

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Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Attends U.S. Talks Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney attended a series of meetings in Washington D.C. and Boston this week. Topics of discussion included the Transatlantic relationship between Ireland and the U.S., the Northern Ireland Protocol, and Ireland's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ahead of his … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 30, 2022

News Roundup April 9, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 9, 2022

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World Irish Dance Championships Belfast is hosting the World Irish Dance Championships from April 10-17 and for the first time, the event will be streamed online in its entirety (via subscription) on FeisTV. This annual event, which draws thousands of Irish dancers from around the world, is hosted by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (The Irish Dancing Commission) In 1975, at … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 9, 2022