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Honoring Influential Irish Women
on St. Brigid’s Day 2024

IA Newsletter, February 3, 2024

February 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Corina Galvin, Sinead Naughton, and Fiona Walsh Are the first to receive “Women Of Ireland Awards”On St. Brigid's Day the New York Irish Center in Long Island City, inaugurated the Women of Ireland Awards, a new award recognizing achievement in business, community support, and the arts, and presented to three New York area-based women of Irish descent. The first honorees, … [Read more...] about Honoring Influential Irish Women
on St. Brigid’s Day 2024

August in Ireland – Join the Fun

IA Newsletter, July 22, 2023

July 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The month of August provides a wealth of wonderful events to enjoy across the island of Ireland from festivals and fairs to top sporting shows.August in Ireland provides visitors the opportunity to take in fairs and festivals that are popular throughout the island. There is music, dancing, horses, fairgrounds, and fireworks, or in other words, something for everyone.Féile an … [Read more...] about August in Ireland – Join the Fun

Maria Walsh:
The Gay New Rose of Tralee

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The annual Rose of Tralee festival concluded in August with the crowning of a winner, Maria Walsh. The stunning new Rose, a native of Boston, beat out 31 other Roses to win the title. The announcement of the winner coincided with a revelation that Walsh was gay. After her crowning, Walsh sat down with The Sun newspaper and revealed her sexual orientation saying, “I am … [Read more...] about Maria Walsh:
The Gay New Rose of Tralee

Texas Rose Rounds Up the Votes

By Michelle Meagher, Editorial Assistant
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Texas Rose Haley O'Sullivan and presenter Daithi Ó Se

The winner of the 2013 Rose of Tralee International Festival is 25-year-old Dallas, Texas native Haley O’Sullivan. Teary-eyed and overjoyed, Haley, who beat 31 other contestants from around the world on August 20 said: “Everyone was so fabulous, I can’t believe this is happening.” An American Ireland Fund Young Leader, Haley is a 2010 graduate of the University of Arizona with … [Read more...] about Texas Rose Rounds Up the Votes

U.S. Roses Bloom in Tralee

Julie Grates, Contibutor
October / November 2005

October 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

At the end of August, eight American contestants competed in the famous International Rose of Tralee pageant in Ireland. The eight American girls traveled to Ireland in order to represent their various cities and areas of the country and to compete for the coveted title of Rose of Tralee. Over 200,000 head to Tralee each year to witness traditional Irish song, dance, music, … [Read more...] about U.S. Roses Bloom in Tralee

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