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Kerry Kennedy

Kerry Kennedy Visits New Ross

By Irish America Staff
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Fans of Ireland, the U.S., and international politics descended upon the ancestral hometown of President John F. Kennedy, New Ross in County Wexford on September 6, as American human rights activist and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, officially opened the sixth annual Kennedy Summer School, and was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame. The Irish America … [Read more...] about Kerry Kennedy Visits New Ross

Ripple of Hope

By Irish America Staff
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

50 years of RFK's Human Rights Legacy Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebrates 50 years at its annual Ripple of Hope dinner on December 12 in New York. Every year it’s a gathering of activists, business leaders, policymakers, and celebrities to honor individuals who are advancing Robert F. Kennedy’s vision of a more just and peaceful world. The 2018 Ripple of Hope … [Read more...] about Ripple of Hope

St. Pat’s for All

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
April / May 2015

March 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The 15th Annual St. Pat’s for All Parade took place the first Sunday of March in Queens, New York. Established as a counter to the exclusion of LGBTQ groups marching under their own banner from the Fifth Avenue parade, St. Pat’s for All has become a political touchstone of the season. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio attended, as he did last year, instead of the Fifth Avenue … [Read more...] about St. Pat’s for All

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