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New York State Primary Election

News Roundup July 2, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter July 2, 2022

June 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's Landslide Win in State Primary Elections On Tuesday, June 28, New York Governor Kathy Hochul reeled in 65 percent of the votes in the state’s gubernatorial primary elections and became the first woman to win a major party’s primary nomination in the state. The Irish-American politician, who took the reigns of New York state control after former … [Read more...] about News Roundup July 2, 2022

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November 17, 1953

The remaining residents of the Blasket Islands, off the coast of Kerry, were evacuated on this day in 1953. Today the Blasket Islands are uninhabited but tourists still visit. Because the islands were so isolated and extreme weather made passage to the mainland possible less than half the year, the population began to dwindle. By the time of the evacuation in 1953, there were no more young women on the islands. After a Blasket islander died due to lack of medical attention, the Irish government sought to protect the remaining residents via evacuation.

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