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Kennedy Summer School

Irish Americans Honored in New Ross

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

The Hall of Fame, Kennedy Summer School, and the opening of a Savannah exhibit all happened in New Ross in early September.  ℘℘℘ Two Americans with connections to New Ross were inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in County Wexford in September. Dr. Frank Rossiter, a pioneering Savannah doctor, and the late John McShain, a philanthropist who donated vast … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Honored in New Ross

2016 Kennedy Summer School

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

The annual Kennedy Summer School took place in September in New Ross, County Wexford. Over 30 guest speakers, including the U.S. Ambassador Kevin O’Malley, attended a series of ten debates relating to Irish and American politics in President John F. Kennedy’s ancestral hometown. “It is quite remarkable to think that 53 years after President Kennedy stood on the quay here in New … [Read more...] about 2016 Kennedy Summer School

Kennedy Summer School in Wexford

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Art, literature, politics and history come together once again this September at the Kennedy Summer School in New Ross, Wexford. American and Irish academics, writers and policy experts will converge to look back on and look ahead to some of the key issues in the American-Irish relationship. On Thursday, September 8, the proceedings will kick off with an opening address from … [Read more...] about Kennedy Summer School in Wexford

JFK Summer School

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
August / September 2014

July 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment

President John F. Kennedy. Photo by Jacques Lowe.

The 2014 Kennedy Summer School is set to kick off this September 11-14th in New Ross, Co. Wexford and includes a venerable list of Irish and American participants covering the history, culture, and politics between the two countries. This year’s theme is “History Repeats Itself” and the list of speakers include: Dr. Christine Kinealy, professor of history and director of the … [Read more...] about JFK Summer School

Kennedy Summer SchoolBegins in New Ross Sept. 12th

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
September 9, 2013

September 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

This Thursday, the penultimate event of the JFK 50 commemorations in New Ross kick off. From September 12th through the 14th, the Kennedy Summer School, organized in association with the JFK Trust and supported by Fáilte Ireland and Wexford Local Development Limited, aims to bring a collegial tenor to the year’s events. The theme for the Summer School is the changed … [Read more...] about Kennedy Summer SchoolBegins in New Ross Sept. 12th

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