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Hillary Rodham Clinton to be Inducted into Irish America Hall of Fame

February 2, 2015

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We are delighted to announce Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton will be inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame. The former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York is being honored for her work on the Irish peace process. "Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of the unsung heroes of the success of the Irish peace process,” said Irish America co-founder Niall … [Read more...] about Hillary Rodham Clinton to be Inducted into Irish America Hall of Fame

President Michael Higgins Visits the Midwest

By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch
May 12, 2014

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Irish President Michael Higgins is retracing the steps of his youth through the United States’ Midwest, meeting along the way with groups seeking to help undocumented Irish citizens here. The chief purpose of Higgins’ week-long visit was to deliver the Commencement Speech at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., where some 48 years ago at the age of 25, he came to earn a … [Read more...] about President Michael Higgins Visits the Midwest

Boston’s Man of the People: Marty Walsh

By Michael Quinlin, Contributor
February / March 2014

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There was world renowned musician Yo-Yo Ma on center stage, playing an audacious solo of Danny Boy on his cello before 8,000 enraptured listeners. Mid-way through the performance and without missing a note he suddenly turned around to smile and nod at a pretty, proper Irish woman named Mary Walsh sitting behind him with her two sons, Martin and John, on either side. The mom and … [Read more...] about Boston’s Man of the People: Marty Walsh

Seventh Annual Stand Up for Heroes Concert at Madison Square Garden

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Last week, on November 6th, the Theater at Madison Square Garden was the scene of the 7th annual Stand Up For Heroes veterans benefit. The benefit is run by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and since beginning seven years ago has raised a total of more than $21 million, with a record-breaking $5 million raised this year, for Woodruff’s injured soldiers project. Woodruff, a reporter … [Read more...] about Seventh Annual Stand Up for Heroes Concert at Madison Square Garden

USS Monitor Sailors Laid to Rest

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
April / May 2013

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What will likely be the last burial of the U.S. Civil War took place at Arlington National Cemetery on March 8. Two sailors whose skeletons were found in 2002, when the gun turret of the sunken USS Monitor was unearthed off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, were finally laid to rest in a full naval ceremony. Speaking at the funeral service, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus … [Read more...] about USS Monitor Sailors Laid to Rest