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News Roundup March 19, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter March 19, 2022

March 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Last NYC St. Patrick's Parade for Pipe Major Joe Brady This week Ireland and various cities across the world celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. In New York City, crowds of people in shamrock hats and tri-color flags flanked the streets as the city’s St. Patrick’s parade returned after a two-year hiatus. And leading the parade, as always, was Pipe Major Joe Brady. The day was … [Read more...] about News Roundup March 19, 2022

The Blue Ribbon

By Jill Fergus, Contributor
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

When I was 13 years old, my mother took my siblings and me to Rockaway Beach in New York City for the day. After we romped in the ocean and were sufficiently sunburned, we ended up at a rather run-down Irish tavern that was hosting a singing contest. Since I can carry a tune, my mother made me enter. All the entrants, adults and kids alike, sang well-known Irish songs. I … [Read more...] about The Blue Ribbon

Government files on Troubles in Northern Ireland will be made available to all

10:21 pm June 8, 2023 By [post_coments]

RECORDS related to the Troubles in Northern Ireland will be made available to all under a new project funded by the British Government. Government files from the period, which saw […]

‘Much-loved’ car crash victim Matthew Anderson ‘died peacefully’ in hospital family confirms

10:21 pm June 8, 2023 By [post_coments]

A MAN who died a week after being injured in a car accident will be remembered by friends and family tomorrow. Matthew Anderson “peacefully in hospital’ on June 6, a […]

Second man dies a week after car accident

10:21 pm June 8, 2023 By [post_coments]

A SECOND man has died following a car accident in Co. Antrim last week. PSNI officers have confirmed the death of Matthew Anderson, who was involved in a two-vehicle car […]

June 10, 2000

Frank Patterson, known as “Ireland’s Golden Tenor”, died on this day in 2000 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Born in Co. Tipperary in 1938, Patterson started singing as a young boy with his local church choir. He moved to Dublin in 1961 to enroll at the National Academy of Theater and studied acting and received vocal training. While studying in Paris, he caught the attention of Philips Recording Company after a radio broadcast. He signed a deal with the company and recorded his first record “My Dear Native Land.” He moved to the U.S. where he achieved the most success, selling out New York’s Carnegie Hall. He performed for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

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