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Baseball Legend: Bill “Rough” Carrigan

By Ray Cavanaugh, Contributor

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Managing Babe Ruth, winning multiple World Series, and the no-nonsense authority of Bill “Rough” Carrigan. To control a brash young Babe Ruth – who joined the Boston Red Sox at age 19, fresh out of an institution for troubled youths – a strong presence was needed. Enter Red Sox player-manager Bill “Rough” Carrigan, who, despite his average size, was a notorious brawler, viewed … [Read more...] about Baseball Legend: Bill “Rough” Carrigan

Weekly Comment:
“Gaza Kids to Ireland”
Scheme a Success

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August 5, 2016

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Last week, fourteen young footballers the Al-Helal club in the blockaded Gaza Strip touched down in Dublin Airport for a ten-day trip of football, fun, and friendship. The boys, aged ten to 14, have been staying and playing their way around the country through counties such as Dublin, Kildare, Tipperary, Wexford, Limerick, and Galway. “The situation for Palestinians in Gaza … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
“Gaza Kids to Ireland”
Scheme a Success

Rory McIlroy Withdraws From 2016 Olympic Games

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2016

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Rory McIlroy, who was chosen to represent Ireland in Brazil’s 2016 Olympic games, announced in July that he would not be competing. The Northern Irish golfer issued an official statement, explaining that his concerns about the mosquito-borne Zika virus were behind this change of heart. The virus has been speculated to result in extreme birth defects when passed from mother to … [Read more...] about Rory McIlroy Withdraws From 2016 Olympic Games

Irish Soccer Fans Receive Award for Good Behavior

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2016

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Fans of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland soccer teams were commended by the City of Paris for their displays of good sportsmanship during the 2016 Union of European Football Associations Championship. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said that both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland fans were awarded the Medal of the City of Paris for their “exceptional” behavior … [Read more...] about Irish Soccer Fans Receive Award for Good Behavior

New Jersey GAA Player Signs with Cleveland Browns

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2016

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Irish American placekicker Patrick Murray has been signed by the Cleveland Browns for the coming football season. After playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since graduating Fordham University in 2013, Murray, 25, returned from eight months on injured reserve to try out for the opening day squad at the Cleveland Browns training camp. He brought with him a distinctive … [Read more...] about New Jersey GAA Player Signs with Cleveland Browns