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Daniel Florence O’Leary — Cork Native and (Venezuelan) Freedom Fighter

By Ray Cavanagh
By Ray Cavanagh

January 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment

The Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. military operation in Venezuela will not be forgotten anytime soon. However one may feel about Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. decision to forcibly extract an acting head of state raises fundamental questions about national sovereignty. We might now inhabit a world where any stronger nation could dispatch a few drones and special ops forces … [Read more...] about Daniel Florence O’Leary — Cork Native and (Venezuelan) Freedom Fighter

Tribute to First Nations of Quebec

By Turlough McConnell

November 20, 2025 by 1 Comment

Earlier this summer Ireland’s new Ambassador to Canada John Concannon expressed gratitude to the First Nations of Quebec for their contributions to Irish Famine relief in 1847. He thanked them in a new video entitled Honouring Indigenous Famine Aid from Quebec and Ireland Lacrosse created by the Irish Heritage Trust. “I would like to pay a special tribute to all of the First … [Read more...] about Tribute to First Nations of Quebec

Keynote Speaker Wall Street 50 2025

August 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Jane McCooey 2025 Wall Street 50 Keynote Speaker

Jane McCooey is an Executive Director and Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer of Enterprise Technology & Services at Morgan Stanley. From 2022 to 2024, she was Chief Operating Officer for the Global Technology & Data Legal Group at Morgan Stanley. She is Co-Chair of the Community & Giving Back Pillar of the Morgan Stanley Women’s Business Alliance. Prior … [Read more...] about Keynote Speaker Wall Street 50 2025

On Famine and Native Americans: President Higgins leads Ireland’s Commemoration

May 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment

By Turlough McConnell The President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins paid tribute to the First Nations of Canada and Native Americans for their contributions to Irish Famine relief in 1847 at the National Famine Commemoration Day ceremony held in Kilmallock, County Limerick, on May 17th. Speaking at the event, he acknowledged donations from the Choctaws and Cherokees in the United … [Read more...] about On Famine and Native Americans: President Higgins leads Ireland’s Commemoration

Pope Adrian IV, King Henry II and
The Siege of Ireland

By Rosemary Rogers

May 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment

On December 4, 1154, Nicholas Breakspear, the first and only Englishman to ascend to the papacy, was unanimously elected the Catholic Church’s 107th pope.  He chose Adrian IV, a posh name for a pope who proved deadly for the pesky isle across the sea, Ireland. Quite unfairly, in 12th-century Europe, Ireland, a country steeped in spirituality, learning, and illuminated … [Read more...] about

Pope Adrian IV, King Henry II and
The Siege of Ireland

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On this day in 1942, “Abie’s Irish Rose” was first heard on NBC radio. The radio series was inspired by the Broadway play written by Anne Nichols. A popular comedy and Nichols’ most famous production, it was also later adapted into a movie. The story focuses on a well-to-do New York Jewish family consisting of a widower father and his only son. Conflict arises when the son begins courting an Irish Catholic girl. The two secretly marry, and comedy and drama ensue as they attempt to reconcile their worlds.

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