• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • OUR CONTRIBUTORS
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

International

Concern In Afghanistan

By Siobhan Tracey, Contributor
December / January 2002

December 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Concern in Afghanistan.

"...We could see them [the Taliban soldiers] setting fire to houses on the hills around the village. We escaped before they captured our village. There were a lot of families, all running away from the Taliban. We all walked together until we got to Faizabad...To begin with we were given food by Concern and other people sometimes. But the food has run out and we haven't … [Read more...] about Concern In Afghanistan

Paddy’s Gold

By Margaret Doherty Melaragni, Contributor
December / January 2002

December 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Paddy and his family on the steps of the old family cottage – from the left Paddy's father, his sister Mary and her son, Paddy and his cousin Phyllis.

In my father's town, Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland, market day still goes on in a muddy field, behind "the diamond," the town center, a ritual preceding memory. I walked down to it just the once, because he wanted me to see it. Young cows and bullocks and sheep and pigs mill about in the damp, gray early morning. The steam rising from their manure piles and urine puddles … [Read more...] about Paddy’s Gold

Hibernia: Ireland and U.S. Join to Improve Literacy

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

The Irish and American governments are joining together in the fight against illiteracy. They plan to tackle poor literacy levels, improve classroom teaching, and encourage student exchanges between the two countries. The U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard Riley, and the Irish Minister of Education, Dr. Michael Woods, are implementing the proposal.Part of the plan entails the … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Ireland and U.S. Join to Improve Literacy

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Burglar arrested and stolen jewellery worth €100k recovered

    A MAN has been arrested after €100k worth of jewellery was stolen from a store in Dublin. The bur...

  • Irishman murdered in London to be laid to rest in native Co. Kilkenny

    AN IRISHMAN who was murdered in London last month is to be laid to rest in his native Co. Kilkenn...

  • Arrest after American woman dies in collision near Giant's Causeway

    ONE person has been arrested after a female pedestrian died following a collision near the Giant'...

  • Irish rugby stars line out to help raise £1m for children's cancer charity

    A HOST of Irish rugby stars have taken part in a fundraising challenge to help raise £1m for a ch...

June 12, 2003

Legendary actor and Oscar winner Gregory Peck died on this day in 2003. Peck, who’s grandmother Catherine Ashe came from Dingle, studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and debuted in his first Broadway show The Morning Star after graduation. His role in The Keys of the Kingdom in 1944 won him an Academy Award nomination. He became well known for his rugged screen presence and was often cast as the hero, especially in westerns. He starred opposite Audrey Hepburn in her first film Roman Holiday. Peck finally won the Oscar for his role as Atticus Finch in 1962’s To Kill a Mockingbird.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in