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#WearingIrish: Bringing Irish Creativity to the World Stage

By Áine Mc Manamon
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

From May 15-17 Margaret Molloy and WearingIrish will bring Ireland's most talented designers to New York. ℘℘℘ In March 2016, Irish expat and marketing executive Margaret Molloy began the #WearingIrish campaign, where she took her love of fashion and started a social media initiative, encouraging people to wear items from Irish designers during March. Since then it has exploded … [Read more...] about #WearingIrish: Bringing Irish Creativity to the World Stage

Irish Youth Group Launched in Philadelphia

By Olivia O'Mahoney
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Leading Irish youth development group Foróige launched its first overseas club in Philadelphia in February. The launch took place in the city’s Irish Immigration Center, the new home of Foróige in the U.S. This pilot collaboration between the two organizations is projected to act as a model for Irish American youth and others who would like to engage with their Irish heritage … [Read more...] about Irish Youth Group Launched in Philadelphia

Irish American Partnership Breakfast

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Bernie Brennan, president of the Royal Dublin Society, will deliver the keynote address at a business breakfast in New York in April hosted by the Irish American Partnership. The breakfast, to be held April 19, will provide an introduction to the partnership’s work and a networking opportunity for members of the Irish and Irish American community. The Irish American Partnership … [Read more...] about Irish American Partnership Breakfast

Best of Ireland Gala Dinner 2018 (Photos)

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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)

Danville and New Ross Poised to Become Official Friends

New Ross Standard
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

New Ross, County Wexford, is to be linked with a town in California where playwright Eugene O’Neill lived. O’Neill’s Tao House in Danville, California, near the San Francisco Bay, is preserved as a historic site. New Ross district manager Sinéad Casey said that in recognition of the great American playwright’s New Ross heritage, a proposal is in place to formally link the two … [Read more...] about Danville and New Ross Poised to Become Official Friends

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March 15, 2000

On this day in 2000, the censor lifted a ban on more than two thirds–about 400–of the books forbidden in Ireland, after an appeal by the Labour Party. Book bans in Ireland officially began in 1929, when the Censorship of Publications Board was created. Behind this censorship is the idea that art, rather than serving as an outlet for emotional catharsis and reflection, should exist only to demonstrate established virtues to society. Though the board’s thinking is rightly attributed to Catholic moral doctrine, this attitude towards the arts can actually be traced as far back as Plato. Books which were at one time banned in Ireland include Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” and John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden.”

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