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“Live Below the Line” Begins April 27

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April 24, 2015

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UPDATE: Concern has published the first in a multi-part series documenting Gabe Kennedy's experience in Haiti, where he experienced first-hand the effects and hardship of living below the line of extreme poverty. Watch below. Gabe Kennedy, celebrity chef and environmental advocate, is heading a new Concern Worldwide campaign to raise awareness for poverty and to fight against … [Read more...] about “Live Below the Line” Begins April 27

Slainte! The Meat and Potatoes of Life

By Edythe Preet, Columnist
April / May 2015

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An Irish saying has it that “A dinner is not a dinner at all but only an excuse for one if it does not contain a plate of meat.” It’s a good bet that America’s penchant for “meat and potatoes” was cultivated by the immigrants who flocked here from Ireland, where meals built around meat have a long history. Tracing the tradition requires journeying back to the days of the High … [Read more...] about Slainte! The Meat and Potatoes of Life

His Irish Table

By Kara Rota, Contributor
February / March 2015

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Growing up, Cathal Armstrong learned that a man’s place was in the kitchen. From an early age, Cathal Armstrong understood the importance of time spent together at the dinner table, as well as the effort required to get food on the plate. A professional tour operator, Cathal’s father traveled and brought unusual foods from places like Spain, Greece, and Algeria back home to … [Read more...] about His Irish Table

Sláinte! Love Mór

By Edythe Preet, Columnist

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Edythe Preet gives us the story of Áine, the goddess of love, and star-crossed lovers – the warrior Diarmuid Ua and Gráinne, daughter of the High King Cormac mac Airt. Love. It makes the world go round, conquers all, and warps the mind. We are star-crossed by it, swept away by it, fall into it, and become fools for it. It can’t be … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Love Mór

US Potato Consumption Falls

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
October / November 2014

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Say it isn’t so! Sales and consumption of the potato have drastically fallen in America. Sales in the U.S. are down more than 25 percent since peaking in the mid 1990s. According to the Department of Agriculture’s statistics from 2012, the consumption of fresh potatoes – baked, chopped, or mashed – fell to 27 pounds per year, down 40 percent from 47 pounds in 1970. A … [Read more...] about US Potato Consumption Falls