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Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter, June 22, 2024

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Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for hoisting Banner 18 at the rafters at TD Garden. It was an incredible season and here’s to the quest for Banner 19 in 2025!   The Larry O’Brien trophy was presented courtside at TD Garden to the Boston Celtics organization by NBA Commission Adam Silver on Monday, June 17, the night the Celtics became the coveted NBA champions.  And on … [Read more...] about Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?

Hibernia: Irish America

By Tom Deignan

December/ January 2021

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Kennedy History Unearthed From New York City to Limerick, we continue to discover more and more about Irish America’s famed Kennedy clan. According to the Irish Independent, a “crumbling stone ruin of a cottage belonging to John F. Kennedy’s ancestors was unearthed” in Bruff, Limerick, by workers clearing way for a new path. “The farmhouse was the residence of Mary … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish America

From Whence I Came
The Kennedy Legacy,
Ireland and America

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St. Patrick's Day Book Launch Celebration Monday, March 15th at 2:00pm EST, 6:00pm Ireland on Zoom Join the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Consulate General of Ireland in Boston, and Embassy of Ireland, USA for a virtual 2021 St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. The program will honor the 40th anniversary of the … [Read more...] about From Whence I Came
The Kennedy Legacy,
Ireland and America

President Obama Statue of Presidents

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2020

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Visitors to historic downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, are greeted by a series of life-size bronze statues of our nation’s past presidents along the city’s streets and sidewalks. The City of Presidents project began in 2000, to honor the legacy of the American presidency. Each of the sculptures is privately funded, and the pattern of placement is chosen to maintain a coherent … [Read more...] about President Obama Statue of Presidents

“Forty Shades of Green” at 60

By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
October / November 2019

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The iconic song about Ireland, written by country music legend Johnny Cash in 1969, is still popular today. When Cash visited Ireland in 1959, he was already a successful country musician, his hits including “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk the Line.” He came to Ireland, though, as a tourist. He later explained his inspiration for writing the song as, “I was in a car … [Read more...] about “Forty Shades of Green” at 60