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True Grit – Sandy Fails to Derail the Xavier Knights’ Run for Glory

By Keith O'Ceallaigh, Contributor
April / May 2013

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All they wanted was a chance for ten more days of football. Just before the end of the season, a quarter of the players and one of the coaches on the Xavier High School Knights had been forced from their homes when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast. But when the displaced kids voted to play on, their courage inspired the team to go on to an improbable playoff rumble … [Read more...] about True Grit – Sandy Fails to Derail the Xavier Knights’ Run for Glory

Inspiring Cork Teen Addresses the UN

By Michelle Meagher, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2012

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The United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union’s conference, entitled “Girls in Technology,” had a special guest speaker on Thursday, April 26. Joanne O’Riordan, a 16-year-old from Millstreet, Co. Cork, addressed some of the world’s leading women in technology with a keynote speech about how technology has enhanced her life. Joanne is the first person with a … [Read more...] about Inspiring Cork Teen Addresses the UN

Irish Teens Giving Back

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2012

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On April 9, Pramerica Systems Ireland, Prudential Financial’s Irish branch, honored gold medal recipients Molly Gilmartin and Bonnie Shortall for their outstanding youth volunteer work at the sixth annual Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards in Derry. The two girls received engraved gold medals, €1000 for charities of their choice and all-expenses-paid trips to the U.S. in … [Read more...] about Irish Teens Giving Back

Roma Downey’s Little Angels

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2012

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The Derry-born star of Touched by an Angel tells Molly Ferns about her new faith-based children's series Little Angels. Upon first hearing about Roma Downey’s new children’s series, Little Angels, some might guess that her breakout role as Monica in Touched by an Angel (1994-2003), a show that promoted Christian values, is what led Roma to her current multi-media faith-based … [Read more...] about Roma Downey’s Little Angels

The Reality of Irish Dance

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
February / March 2012

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It is hard to overstate the way Irish step dancing has exploded onto the scene in mainstream media. The once-niche sport will be the topic of a new show to air on TLC called Irish Dancing Tweens. TLC, formerly The Learning Channel, has begun production on a documentary series which will follow several competitive Irish dance schools chronicling everything from choreography to … [Read more...] about The Reality of Irish Dance