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Presidential Visits to Ireland

Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter, February 17 2024

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  President Joe Biden: "It feels like coming home" President Joe Biden visited Ireland in April 2023 in what was a diplomatic and family visit. The trip began in Belfast, where Biden celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. He met with representatives of Northern Ireland's political parties, and in a speech at Ulster University he paid tribute to those who … [Read more...] about Presidential Visits to Ireland

Those We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American Community

By Irish America Staf
August / September 2011

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William Craig 1924-2011 William Craig, a controversial political leader from Northern Ireland who founded the Ulster Vanguard, died April 25 at the age of 86. Craig’s political career ended in 1979 but his influence on Northern Ireland’s politics will not soon be forgotten. While studying to become a solicitor at Queen’s University in Belfast, Craig founded the Unionist … [Read more...] about Those We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American Community

The Last Word:
The Walk of a Queen

By James Flannery, Contributor
August / September 2011

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Reflections on Queen Elizabeth's historic trip to Ireland. The recent four-day visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland – the first by a reigning monarch in a hundred years – was a stunning triumph, capped by the five-minute standing ovation she received at a musical performance on her final night in the Irish capital. That performance included excerpts from Riverdance, which … [Read more...] about The Last Word:
The Walk of a Queen

Ireland’s New Prime Minister on the Way Forward

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2011

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On his recent trip to New York, between visiting Ground Zero and being welcomed at an Irish American community reception, Ireland's new Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, spoke with Patricia Harty about the changes taking place in the Irish government.   Until the recent election one party, Fianna Fáil, had been in power for fourteen years. What’s it like to lead a party change … [Read more...] about Ireland’s New Prime Minister on the Way Forward

Those We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American Community

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2011

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Recent Irish and Irish American Obituaries Eugene Byrne 1945-2011 Irish folk singer, festival organizer and tour guide Eugene Byrne passed away at his home in Dover, N.H. on March 24, after a long battle with cancer. He was 65. As a folk singer, Byrne, who was born in Dublin, made the stages at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Merv Griffin Show and venues around … [Read more...] about Those We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American Community