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New York’s Annual CraicFest Music and Film Festival Turns 20

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by </a> By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2018-archive/april-may-2018/">April / May 2018</a> Leave a Comment

This year marks the 20th year of New York City’s celebrated CraicFest, a music and film festival that takes place each March throughout the city to highlight Irish culture and inspire new generations of Irish and non-Irish Americans to explore the rich history of Ireland. Founded in 1999 by Terence Mulligan, a second-generation Irish American from County Mayo, the festival … [Read more...] about New York’s Annual CraicFest Music and Film Festival Turns 20

November 29, 1993

The Northern Ireland peace process took another momentous step forward on this day in 1993 by appointing ten members onto an executive power-sharing board under the leadership of David Trimble. Furthermore, the British and Irish governments began making constitutional changes that were laid down in the Good Friday Agreement. Martin McGuinness, former IRA member, was appointed minister of schools in Ulster, which caused much controversy amongst some unionist supporters.

New York’s Annual CraicFest Music and Film Festival Turns 20

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