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The 2021 Presidential Distinguished Service Award Recipients

IA Newsletter December 11, 2021

December 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The recipients of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad for 2020 and 2021, were presented by President Higgins at a Ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin on 2nd December 2021. This is the tenth year in which recipients have received this award, which recognizes the contributions of members of the Irish diaspora who help build and expand Ireland's … [Read more...] about The 2021 Presidential Distinguished Service Award Recipients

Revisionists And The Writing Of Irish History

By Kelly and Kerry Candaele

July/August 1994

July 21, 1994 by Leave a Comment

The great famine, the legacy of Wolfe Tone and the nature of the 1798 rebellion, Patrick Pearse's psychological stability, and whether the gallant fight for freedom provides a thematic unity to Irish history: These and many other questions have been thrown open by "Revisionists" who regard "traditional" Irish history as a jumble of silly sentiments, wishful thinking, and … [Read more...] about Revisionists And The Writing Of Irish History

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