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Keeping Children Safe

September 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment

As a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Sean O'Leary talks about the impact of coronavirus on school openings. In this interview with Tom Deignan, he also talks about his heritage and the traditions that helped shaped his identity. Dr. Sean O’Leary has vivid memories of lively family reunions from his youth, which took place in lesser-known … [Read more...] about Keeping Children Safe

Easter 1916 a Terrible Beauty

April 10, 2020 by 2 Comments

By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherThis Easter time, despite Coronavirus and the suffering and isolation it has caused we should pause to remember the 104th anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising which reminds us of the extraordinary sacrifices of previous generations. It should give us inspiration that fighting against the odds whether they be a deadly virus or taking on an empire are … [Read more...] about Easter 1916 a Terrible Beauty

A Teacher Learns A Lesson

April 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment

By Tom DeignanAbout a month ago, if you’d asked me how things were going, I could only shrug.  Busy, busy, busy. My day job as an English teacher sends me on an hour and 45 minute trek from New Jersey to Brooklyn  - at a high school Mondays through Fridays, and a college on Saturdays. There’s also an after-school class wedged in there two days a week. I’ve found a … [Read more...] about A Teacher Learns A Lesson

The U.S. could learn from Ireland how to handle COVID-19

April 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment

By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherIreland appears to have done a remarkable job holding infection and death numbers down from the coronavirus..  As of Thursday, this week they had under 100 fatalities and 3,900 infections.  The experts had suggested the Irish would have 15,000 infected by the end of March with death numbers as high as 500. What have they … [Read more...] about The U.S. could learn from Ireland how to handle COVID-19

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On this day, Eamon de Valera abolished the Oath of Allegiance, a provisional aspect in the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. This provisional aspect originally required all members of the Irish parliament to take an oath declaring their allegiance to the King. This date also marked when de Valera withheld land annuities from England.

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