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Olympics’ Golden Girl

By Brendán Cummings, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by </a> By Brendán Cummings, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2004-archive/october-november-2004/">October / November 2004</a> Leave a Comment

Natalie Coughlin, an Irish-American swimming champion, came back from a shoulder injury and a career hiatus to win five medals for the U.S.A. in Athens. ℘℘℘ Natalie Coughlin took the swimming world by storm at this summer's Centennial Olympics. The Concord, California native won a gold medal for the women's 100 meter backstroke and a bronze for the 100 meter freestyle in … [Read more...] about Olympics’ Golden Girl

Olympic Roundup

By Gerry Slevin, Contributor
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by </a> By Gerry Slevin, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2001-archive/december-january-2001/">December / January 2001</a> Leave a Comment

Sonia's Silver Ireland brought home only one Olympic medal from the Sydney Games. The country's hopes for gold were dashed when runner Sonia O'Sullivan narrowly lost the woman's 5,000 meter race. She accepted the defeat gracefully and was visibly proud of her silver medal. Dolan Does It! Tom Dolan did it again. Following his Olympic success in 1996 the Irish-American … [Read more...] about Olympic Roundup

November 28, 1905

Arthur Griffith founded the Irish political party Sinn Fein on this day in Dublin in 1905. At the first annual Convention of the National Council, Griffith outlined what he called the “Sinn Fein” policy. The policy planned “to establish in Ireland’s capital a national legislature endowed with the moral authority of the Irish nation.” At first, support and membership were not very strong, however the party grew following the Easter Rising of 1916. Today, the party is led by Gerry Adams and is one of the largest political parties, with elected representatives in both Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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