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Weekly Comment:Gen. Martin Dempsey Gives Powerful Notre Dame Commencement Speech

By Irish America Staff
May 17, 2016

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Gen. Martin Dempsey's Notre Dame commencement speech is a powerful tribute to the importance of faith, country, and education. This past weekend, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame inductee, gave the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame's 171st commencement ceremony. Addressing the 2,163 … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:Gen. Martin Dempsey Gives Powerful Notre Dame Commencement Speech

Weekly Comment: John Boehner's Irish Travels (Photos)

July 10, 2015

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U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner spent the Fourth of July in Ireland last weekend. After a week of diplomatic talks with European allies like Lithuania, Finland, and Poland, U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner finished up his trip in Ireland for the Independence Day, or Irish America Day as it’s known in Wexford, speaking extensively with Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: John Boehner's Irish Travels (Photos)

PSNI investigating ‘critical incident’ after massive data breach that could pose risk to officers

9:20 pm August 9, 2023 By [post_coments]

THE PSNI has launched an investigation after the force released a document containing details of all serving officers and staff. The spreadsheet was published on a legitimate Freedom of Information […]

Suspected Kinahan gang members charged with firearms offences

9:20 pm August 9, 2023 By [post_coments]

THREE suspected members of the Kinahan organised crime group have been charged in Britain with firearms offences. It follows a major National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a plot to […]

‘Our hearts are broken’: Community in mourning after girl, 8, dies in collision in Co. Antrim

9:20 pm August 9, 2023 By [post_coments]

A GIRL has died and a child injured in a collision in Co. Antrim this morning. The incident occurred at around 11.40am in the High Street area Carrickfergus. The deceased […]

December 7, 0521

St. Columcille was born on this day in Gartan, Co. Donegal. Columcille, who would also become known as Columba, Colum, Columbus and Columkill, was born to a royal family but given in fosterage to a priest at a young age. After studying under St. Finnian, he spent 15 years preaching and traveling through out Ireland. By 25, he had already founded about 27 monasteries, including Kells which would become famous for producing the Book of Kells. Columcille was also famous through out other celtic regions, including Scotland. He founded the monastery at Iona, a tiny Island off the coast of Scotland. Iona would become the center of Christianity for the Celtic world.

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