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By Tom Condon, Contributor

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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

Weekly Comment:Gen. Martin Dempsey Gives Powerful Notre Dame Commencement Speech

By Irish America Staff
May 17, 2016

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Gen. Martin Dempsey's Notre Dame commencement speech is a powerful tribute to the importance of faith, country, and education. This past weekend, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame inductee, gave the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame's 171st commencement ceremony. Addressing the 2,163 … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:Gen. Martin Dempsey Gives Powerful Notre Dame Commencement Speech