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Irish Emigrants

Having a Care
for Irish Emigrants

By Mairead Carey, Contributor
October / November 2002

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A new plan that proposes funding to allow elderly emigrants to return to Ireland, and increasing the funding for services at home and abroad to care for elderly emigrants, has been unveiled in Dublin. The report calls for setting up an independent agency for emigrants, to be called the Agency for Irish Abroad. It would be responsible for funding cultural and sporting … [Read more...] about Having a Care
for Irish Emigrants

Confessions of a
Bronx Irish Catholic

By Peter Quinn, Contributor
October / November 2000

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Over the years, I've spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about what it means to be Irish. Occasionally, my public writings and ruminations on the subject have led to me being described (and dismissed) as a "professional Irishman." If only it were true! Unfortunately, I'm still a semi-pro, forced to make a living at activities unrelated to my ethnic investigations. A … [Read more...] about Confessions of a
Bronx Irish Catholic