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Irish Americans Honored in New Ross

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2019

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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

Maureen Dowd presents Irish Spirit Award to Arthur and Barbara Gelb

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At the 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, presented by Irish America magazine, Pulitzer Prize winner Maureen Dowd presented Arthur and Barbara Gelb with the Irish Spirit Award. The Gelbs are best known for their seminal biography on Eugene O'Neil. The induction ceremony was held on March 14, 2012 at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan.   … [Read more...] about Maureen Dowd presents Irish Spirit Award to Arthur and Barbara Gelb

2012 Irish America Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Highlights

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The 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on March 14, 2012 at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. Among the inductees were Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Commissioner Ray Kelly, John Lahey, Tom Moran and Kevin Roche. Maureen Dowd of the New York Times also presented the Irish Spirit Award to Arthur & Barbara Gelb.   … [Read more...] about 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Highlights

Fighting Irish Girl: Maureen Dowd

By Niall O'Dowd, Publisher
April / May 2010

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Her mother was an Irish rebel, and her father a good cop who could spot a phony a mile away.  These inherited traits turned Maureen Dowd into an award-winning columnist and author. Somewhere in Australia there’s an Irish lad called Rowan McCormick who broke Maureen Dowd’s heart. When she went back in the early 1970s to visit her homestead in County Clare, hard by the … [Read more...] about Fighting Irish Girl: Maureen Dowd