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Irish Power, U.S. Politics U.S. Rep. Richie Neal Talks to Niall O’Dowd

By Niall O’Dowd
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by 2 Comments

Richie Neal’s extraordinary journey from a working-class neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C., and one of the most powerful jobs in American politics as the chairman of the Ways & Means Committee. On November 7, 1960, Mary Garvey Neal, who had roots in Ventry, County Kerry, took her son to the Springfield, Massachusetts, town hall. It was very … [Read more...] about Irish Power, U.S. Politics U.S. Rep. Richie Neal Talks to Niall O’Dowd

A Man of Ideals

By Dr. Robert Ivany, Contributor
Heritage Series 2008

January 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Dr. Robert Ivany, President of the University of St. Thomas, Houston, writes about Bill Flynn’s dedication to serving others. The university has initiated a campaign to name and strengthen its existing Center for Irish Studies as the William Flynn Center for Irish Studies. ℘℘℘ For the past several years, I have had the good fortune to observe a great, selfless leader in action. … [Read more...] about A Man of Ideals

Irish Government Faces More Fallout

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

The Irish Government is bracing itself for more fallout from the Flood Tribunal -- the statutory inquiry set up to investigate political corruption in Ireland. The Tribunal's first report has already become a best seller. It found former Fianna Fail Minister Ray Burke to be "corrupt," having accepted bribes from some of the country's leading businessmen and property … [Read more...] about Irish Government Faces More Fallout

Irish Government
Faces More Fallout

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

The Irish Government is bracing itself for more fallout from the Flood Tribunal -- the statutory inquiry set up to investigate political corruption in Ireland. The Tribunal's first report has already become a best seller. It found former Fianna Fail Minister Ray Burke to be "corrupt," having accepted bribes from some of the country's leading businessmen and property … [Read more...] about Irish Government
Faces More Fallout

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June 6, 1880

William “W.T.” Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council or prime minister of the Irish Free State, was born on this day in 1880. After attending the first Sinn Fein convention in 1905, Cosgrave became politically active. He joined the Irish volunteers in 1913 and took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. He was arrested for his role and chose to serve a penal sentence in Wales. After being released under a general amnesty, Cosgrave was elected to serve in the Dail Eireann. He differed with Eamon de Valera in many respects. When the Irish Free State came into being on December 6, 1922, Cosgrave was elected the first prime minister and served for ten years.

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