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News Roundup February 11, 2023

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter February 11, 2023

February 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Irish-based NGO GOAL Grieves the Loss of 27 Staff Members in Turkey-Syria Earthquake Irish-based international humanitarian relief organization GOAL has confirmed the tragic loss of 27 staff members in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake on Monday, February 6. This is the largest loss in the organization’s history. GOAL is one of the largest NGOs in Southern Türkiye … [Read more...] about News Roundup February 11, 2023

March 22, 1848

The artist Sarah Purser was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin on this day in 1848. She was raised in Dungarvan, County Waterford and educated in Switzerland. She went on to study at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin, and in Paris at the Académie Julian. Working primarily as a portrait artist, she also became associated with the stained glass movement. Purser opened a stained glass workshop in 1903, and some of her work was commissioned from as far away as New York City. Successful as she was in the arts, her wealth was accumulated primarily through investments. In 1923, she became the first woman to be made a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.

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