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Best of Ireland Gala Dinner 2018 (Photos)

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2018

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In partnership with The G-Mac Foundation and the Ireland Funds, the seventh annual Best of Ireland Gala dinner was held at the New York Athletic Club on 31st January. More than $800,000 was pledged on the night to help fund research and innovation programmes that are happening right now for sick children. Research offers hope to patients and parents who face life-long and … [Read more...] about Best of Ireland Gala Dinner 2018 (Photos)

Weekly Comment: Why I Won’t Be Going to Las Vegas

By Irish America Staff
August 25, 2017

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Thomas Hauser, a biographer of Muhammad Ali, the author of the forthcoming There Will Always Be Boxing (University of Arkansas, November 2017), and a frequent Irish America contributor hasn’t hidden his views of the upcoming boxing spectacle between the Dublin-born UFC fighter Conor McGregor and American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. He recently wrote … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Why I Won’t Be Going to Las Vegas

McGregor v. Mayweather in the Cards?

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
April / May 2017

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Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach has predicted that a boxing match between undefeated former five division world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Conor McGregor is on the cards for the future. While an MMA fighter has never before crossed the boundary to take on a professional boxer in the ring, the match has … [Read more...] about McGregor v. Mayweather in the Cards?

Conor McGregor Cracks Forbes’ 30 Under 30

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2017

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Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor has made the prestigious 2016 Forbes magazine list of 30 Under 30 European entertainment stars. McGregor, who hails from Crumlin in Co. Dublin and also boasts a previous seven years spent as the Featherweight Champion, was lauded by the magazine for his versatility and being “best known for his … [Read more...] about Conor McGregor Cracks Forbes’ 30 Under 30

McGregor Trailblazes UFC

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2017

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Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Conor McGregor (below) became the only mixed martial artist in history to hold two UFC titles simultaneously in November, when the Dubliner took down hitherto lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at Madison Square Garden. Alvarez’s loss came as a second-round technical knockout, with the referee calling the fight off when … [Read more...] about McGregor Trailblazes UFC