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How the Irish Famine Changed American History

By IA Staff
IA Newsletter March 25, 2023

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Niall O'Dowd, Irish America's publisher, was the guest of honor at the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick's 239th-anniversary dinner in New York City on March 16, 2023. In his speech to the over 600 members and guests, he talked about the history of the Irish in America – from the early days when they were the first wave of poor refugees to arrive in the U.S. – to how they went on to … [Read more...] about How the Irish Famine Changed American History

Flax Trust 32nd Annual Luncheon

IA Newsletter October 8, 2022

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Enrichment Through Respect for Difference Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm The Links 36 East 62nd Street, New York City Join the Flax Trust as it celebrates its first in-person luncheon in New York since 2019.  The annual luncheon supports leadership, management, and business development for the social economy sector and young musicians of the future … [Read more...] about Flax Trust 32nd Annual Luncheon

A Touch of the Irish

By Chris Matthews, Contributor
June/July 2018

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The seeds of Robert F. Kennedy’s compassion lay in his understanding of the past struggles of his Irish ancestors. On March 17, 1964, Robert F. Kennedy traveled to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to address the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. His address that evening was rich in purpose but also in sentiment. It was his first speech since Dallas. He had chosen this Irish American … [Read more...] about A Touch of the Irish

Anne Anderson Becomes First Female Member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2016

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Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson became the first women to be inducted into the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, an organization that has had an exclusively male membership since it was founded in Philadelphia in 1771. Twenty other women were also admitted as members at the Friendly Son’s 245th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Gala on Saturday, March 12. Anderson’s inclusion is also … [Read more...] about Anne Anderson Becomes First Female Member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

Weekly Comment:
Anne Anderson’s Remarks
on her Induction to the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

By Irish America Staff
March 18, 2016

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Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson became the first women ever to be inducted into the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick last weekend, an organization that has had an exclusively male membership since it was founded in Philadelphia in 1771. Twenty other women were also given full membership at the Friendly Son’s 245th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Gala. Anderson’s inclusion is also special … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Anne Anderson’s Remarks
on her Induction to the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick