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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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On this day in 1917, Irish priest Father Edward J. Flanagan founded what would become known as “Boys Town” in Omaha, Nebraska. Beginning as a home for troubled and neglected children, only six boys entered the home upon its establishment. Flanagan, who had previously run the Workingman’s Hotel, a haven for downtrodden workers, understood that neglected orphans were at a higher risk to turn to crime in their later years. After its establishment, “Boys Town” enrollment soared to over 100 boys and a school was built. The institution remains today and has since changed its name to “Boys and Girls Town” due to its now co-ed enrollment.

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