Irish America
Irish America
Fifty years ago as of April 2018, the University of Notre Dame rugby club became the first team to represent the university in competition in Ireland. Tom Condon, then a senior on the squad, recalls the momentous five-game tour. Late in the morning of April 14, 1968, 15 young men representing the University of Notre Dame jogged onto the rugby pitch in Limerick City. The … [Read more...] about Irish Fighting Irish
With the Olympics closing ceremony this weekend, get to know the Irish competitors. Though none came away with medals, there was plenty of spirit to go around. ℘℘℘ The 2018 Winter Olympics, held this year in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saw Ireland represented by five singular athletes who competed in a host of skiing and snowboarding events. Though not all of them were born and … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Meet Ireland’s Olympians
Tom McGrath, an ultra-distance runner, can often be seen running all over Manhattan, whether he’s running in Central Park or busy running his bar and restaurant. McGrath, 68, has stamina for it all. He has so much stamina that he decided to run a marathon a day from Boston to New York in order to raise money for the American Wheelchair Mission. This run isn’t his first time … [Read more...] about Running from Boston to New York for Charity
How the son of an Malaysian immigrant rose to stardom within Ireland’s top sports divisions.
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Lee Chin could quite possibly be the modern successor to Setanta (the given name of the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn). His athletic prowess in hurling, soccer, and Gaelic football has been made legend in Ireland and, in February, will become Ireland’s newest mythological … [Read more...] about Setanta’s Successor:
The Rise of Lee Chin
Tara Sullivan talks about her life in sports, Irish dance, and the memorable people along her road to becoming the Boston Globe’s newest sports writer.
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For twenty years Tara Sullivan covered sports for the Record, the largest of New Jersey’s newspapers.
She’s covered everything from high school to the pros, bringing her readers into the lives of the athletes and the heart … [Read more...] about Tara Sullivan:
Shipping Up to Boston
