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A Visit to Buckingham Palace and the Home of the British Royal Family

By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter September 10, 2022

September 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Reflecting on the history and historic actions of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth IIFollowing the death of Queen Elizabeth, Niall O'Dowd remembers his exciting tour of Buckingham Palace and reflects on the history the Royal family and the London residence has witnessed.London: Occasionally you pinch yourself in life when you find yourself somewhere you never dreamed you would … [Read more...] about A Visit to Buckingham Palace and the Home of the British Royal Family

Queen Elizabeth Denies Twelve-year-old’s Request for Return of the Six Counties

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2016

June 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

After learning about the Easter Rising and subsequent Troubles, Reese Kilbride, a 12-year-old Irish student from Portmar- nock, Co. Dublin, wrote a letter to the Queen of England in February asking that she kindly return the six counties of Northern Ireland to the Republic. “They had the six counties, they didn’t give back all of Ireland,” Kilbride told Irish radio station … [Read more...] about Queen Elizabeth Denies Twelve-year-old’s Request for Return of the Six Counties

President Higgins's First State Visit to the Queen

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by 1 Comment

In April President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina made their first official state visit to Queen Elizabeth II – in fact the first official Irish state visit to the U.K. since the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922. Celebrated as a diplomatic success, the four-day visit included two banquets at Windsor Castle, the royal residence; a concert at Royal Albert Hall … [Read more...] about President Higgins's First State Visit to the Queen

President Higgins’s First State Visit to the Queen

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment

In April President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina made their first official state visit to Queen Elizabeth II – in fact the first official Irish state visit to the U.K. since the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922. Celebrated as a diplomatic success, the four-day visit included two banquets at Windsor Castle, the royal residence; a concert at Royal Albert Hall … [Read more...] about President Higgins’s First State Visit to the Queen

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Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s debut play “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” wins four Tony awards for its 1998 Broadway production. Director Garry Hynes wins for best director, the first woman to do so at the Tonys. Marie Mullen wins best actress. Annie Manahan wins best supporting actress and Tom Murphy wins best supporting actor. The success of “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” inspired McDonagh to complete his Leenane Trilogy with “A Skull in Connemara” and “The Lonesome West.”

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