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John Cullen Murphy

Jiggs and Maggie and More…

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September/ October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The impact Irish creators and their characters had on the funny, and not-so funny, papers is examined ℘℘℘ Later this year, Hollywood funnyman Seth Rogen (This is 40, Knocked Up) and his regular collaborator, Evan Goldberg, will begin overseeing production of a new Amazon series called The Boys, a kind of next-generation comic-book drama set in a world where superheroes have … [Read more...] about Jiggs and Maggie and More…

Those We Lost

By Michele Barber-Perry, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American communities. ℘℘℘ Al Gavin Legendary boxing cutman Al Gavin passed away after suffering a stroke on Thursday, July 8, 2004 at the age of 70. The Brooklyn-bred retired landscaper was best known for his ability to quell the blood-flow of boxing wounds for such fighters as Lennox Lewis, Oscar de la Hoya and Mickey Ward. Earlier … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

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July 2, 1800

The Acts of Union are passed in the English parliament on this day in 1800, in an effort to unite the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain under the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn up in response to the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the French Revolution of 1789, England felt the acts were necessary ways to subdue a Catholic Emancipation. Both the English and Irish parliament needed to pass these acts, and although there was some opposition in the Irish parliament, the Irish passed the Acts on August 1 of that same year.

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