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Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America

Written by Sharon Ní Chonchúir and Emily Moriarty

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Advocate for Women's Health Dies Ireland lost an outstanding advocate for women’s health when Vicky Phelan died at the age of 48 on Monday, November 14. Vicky first came to public attention outside the Irish Court on April 25, 2018. That was when she first told her story of being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2014, three years after a smear test had shown no … [Read more...] about Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America

Maura Healey Makes History in Massachusetts

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter, December 3, 2022

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Congratulations to Maura Healey, the newly elected governor of Massachusetts, who won convincingly on November 8 with 63% of the votes. On election night, she received a congratulatory call from President Joe Biden, according to Politico. Healey, a Democrat raised in an Irish-American Catholic household, is making history as the first woman to win election as Massachusetts … [Read more...] about Maura Healey Makes History in Massachusetts