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hibernia • History

By Tom Deignan, Edna Cullen and Beth Gallagher

Fall 2025

November 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Irish Ready for U.S. 250th Birthday The Irish will be right in the middle of America’s 250th birthday next July – which technically will. be known as the U.S. Semiquincentennial. In Philadelphia – the birthplace of American freedom – the Museum of the American Revolution will feature the Easter Rising in Dublin as part of a new exhibition about the Declaration of … [Read more...] about hibernia • History

News Roundup May 28, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 28, 2022

May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Memorial Day: The Sullivan Brothers As the United States mourns the many fallen military personnel who have served the nation, Irish America remembers the Sullivan brothers who died during World War II. All five brothers had been serving aboard the USS Juneau when it was torpedoed by the Japanese on November 13, 1942. The brothers perished in the attack during the naval battle … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 28, 2022

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The UK is found guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland. Following ‘the Troubles,’ the European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but does not find the UK guilty of torture. It was during this time that Amnesty International would expose the five techniques used in interrogation: hooding, wall-standing, subjection to noise, relative deprivation of food and water, and sleep deprivation. Guilty of these “inhuman and degrading” methods, the fact that the UK was not convicted on grounds of torture led to an ongoing debate to define torture in international law.

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