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Irish Cancer Survivor Hikes Iceland Glacier on Crutches

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Irish woman Nikki Bradley, a courageous survivor of a rare form of bone cancer known as Ewing’s sarcoma, has just defied the odds once again after climbing an Icelandic glacier on crutches. Since she was diagnosed in 2002 at the age of 16, Nikki has been battling cancer now for nearly a decade and half, and after double hip replacement and now the possibility that she might … [Read more...] about Irish Cancer Survivor Hikes Iceland Glacier on Crutches

George Best Laid to Rest

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
Febuary / March 2006

February 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Belfast was brought to a standstill when the remains of soccer legend George Best were returned to Roselawn Cemetery outside the city. Best, aged 59, widely regarded as one of the world's greatest ever soccer players, died from multiple organ failure. The ex-footballer had a liver transplant three years ago in an effort to cope with deteriorating health due to alcoholism. The … [Read more...] about George Best Laid to Rest

GAA Opens Up Croke Park

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) made an historic decision at the organization's annual congress this year by opening up its Croke Park headquarters to non-GAA sporting events such as international soccer and rugby. The decision marked the end of a highly contentious debate that has caused bitter division within the Association in recent years. Under the GAA's Rule 42, … [Read more...] about GAA Opens Up Croke Park

The Clones Colossus
to Take on Iron Mike

By Laura Capuano, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

On June 11, Irishman Kevin McBride will square off against two-time World Champion Mike Tyson. The bout is set to take place at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It will be a comeback fight for Tyson and a chance to redeem himself since his loss to the U.K.'s Danny Williams on July 30 last year. For McBride, it will have to be the fight of his life. While McBride was born in … [Read more...] about The Clones Colossus
to Take on Iron Mike

The Boxer

By Marilyn Cole Lownes, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by 1 Comment

Looking out of a window of the famed Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, John Duddy's fresh young face lights up with sheer delight at even the sight of a blinding blizzard in early March 2005. Unperturbed, the 25-year-old fighter from Ireland says, "From the moment I arrived in New York I felt right at home here." It was in March 2003 that the middleweight boxer left his family back … [Read more...] about The Boxer

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On June 4, 1820, Henry Grattan, outstanding orator and dominant figure in the Irish parliament, died. Grattan entered the Irish Parliament in December 1775. He was the leader of the Patriot movement that won legislative independence for Ireland in 1782. Later he headed opposition to the union of England and Ireland. Grattan spent the last 15 years of his life on the British House of Commons after being elected in 1805.

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