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Chernobyl Children's Project

Model Behavior
from Irish Women

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Although they are more accustomed to runways and photo studios than microphones and podiums, Irish supermodels Jane Bradbury and Caitríona Balfe are both leading the way in fighting for causes they believe in. Caitríona Balfe is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq and is spearheading the anti-war movement in the fashion industry. When Irish America spoke to her, she was busy … [Read more...] about Model Behavior
from Irish Women

Chernobyl’s Hope

By Sarah Buscher, Contributor
June / July 2001

June 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

April 26, 1986: At 1:23 AM an explosion in reactor number four of the Chernobyl nuclear plant spewed 190 tons of radioactive material into the atmosphere, creating a cloud that traveled over northern Ukraine, into Belarus and eastern Russia. In the weeks following the explosion, excessive levels of radiation were recorded in northern Scandinavia, Wales, Ireland, Greece and … [Read more...] about Chernobyl’s Hope

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The Irish Tenant Right League is established on this day in 1850. Founded by Charles Duffy and Frederick Lucas with the purpose of reforming the Irish land system, the Tenant league was able to unite both Protestant and Catholic tenants under one cause. Based in Dublin, the League focused on three objectives: fair rent, fixity of tenure, and free sale.

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