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Ireland Finishes Fourth, but Fighting

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by </a> By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor<br/></a><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2014-archive/october-november-2014/">October / November 2014</a> Leave a Comment

The Women’s Rugby World Cup took place in France in August, and the Irish team, true to form, upset the whole tournament, even if they didn’t make it to the podium. It started with a quarter-finals match against the New Zealand All Blacks, who have won the last four World Cups, and were expected to make it an unprecedented fifth victory. The All Blacks, in fact, hadn’t lost a … [Read more...] about Ireland Finishes Fourth, but Fighting

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By Jill Fergus, Contributor
February / March 2003

February 1, 2003 by </a> By Jill Fergus, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2003-archive/february-march-2003/">February / March 2003</a> Leave a Comment

Karen Corr, one of the top pool players in the world, talks to Jill Fergus. ℘℘℘ "So, should we play a game?" It's just a game of pool, after all, but when the words are spoken by Karen Corr, the number one female player in the world, it does give one cause for trepidation. Nicknamed the "Irish Invader," Corr, the Northern Irish-born player, was in New York last October to … [Read more...] about Cool Hand Corr

September 20, 1803

Irish nationalist Robert Emmet is executed by the British in Dublin on this day in 1803. Born in Co. Cork on March 4, 1778 to a wealthy Protestant family, Emmet attended Trinity College Dublin. After school, he travelled to France and managed to get Napoleon to offer French aid for an Irish rebellion. When the 1798 rebellion by the United Irishmen failed, Emmet attempted to reorganize the United Irish Society. In 1799, the British tried to arrest him but he fled for French in search of support for a future rebellion. When he returned in 1802, he began planning another rebellion for 1803. The rebels failed at capturing Dublin Castle and the British defeated Emmet’s troops. He was arrested on August 25, found guilty on September 19 for high treason and killed on September 20.

Ireland Finishes Fourth, but Fighting

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