Looking back at Irish America’s premier issue we see that it set the tone for what was to come: a thorough investigation into what it means to be Irish American. Thirty-five years later, we are still answering that question and still pondering the answers. Enjoy these quotes compiled over 35 years. -The Irish America Team 1986 Tip O'Neill “Growing up as a youngster in … [Read more...] about 35 Years: 1985-2020
Martin O'Malley
2016 Kennedy Summer School
By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2016
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
Martin O’Malley Releases Immigration Plan
By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley announced what has been the most comprehensive plan for immigration reform yet seen by a Democratic hopeful this election season at a round table discussion in New York City in July. Speaking with eight members of the community, including Siobhan Dennehy, Executive Director of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, O’Malley said, … [Read more...] about Martin O’Malley Releases Immigration Plan
Weekly Comment:
Martin O’Malley Announces
2016 Presidential Bid
By Irish America Staff
June 4, 2015
Last Saturday, May 30th, former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor Martin O’Malley announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential race. O’Malley was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in 2014 and knows his Irish history and the legacy his parents and extended family birthed him into, and he is known to quote from St. Patrick’s breastplate: … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Martin O’Malley Announces
2016 Presidential Bid
Governor Martin O’Malley Grants Stays of Execution
By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
February / March 2015
Maryland governor Martin O’Malley announced late December that he would commute the execution sentence of the last four death row inmates in the state. O’Malley, a Democrat who is wrapping up his second term in office and is considered a frontrunner for the 2016 presidential elections (if he runs), said, “in my judgment, leaving these death sentences in place does not serve the … [Read more...] about Governor Martin O’Malley Grants Stays of Execution