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Emily Moriarty IA Newsletter October 15, 2022

News Roundup October 15, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 15, 2022

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Is a United Ireland Likely in the Near Future?For the first time in the history of the state, Catholics outnumber the Protestant population in Northern Ireland, and that is giving supporters of Irish unification substantial hope for their cause.  The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency released the 2021 census data which revealed that Catholics, at 42.3% of the … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 15, 2022

Coping with Grief and Loss by Helping Others

By Emily Moriarty

Fall 2022

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How the parents of a young boy from Queens, New York, who died from sepsis, created a nationwide movement to address the issue. On Tuesday, March 27, 2012, twelve-year-old Rory Staunton cut his elbow on the floor of his school gymnasium diving for a basketball. The gym teacher did not clean the cut but rather applied band-aids. By Sunday, April 1, 2012, Rory died in the ICU of … [Read more...] about Coping with Grief and Loss by Helping Others

Boston’s Street Doctor

Michael Quinlin

Fall 2022

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Dr. Jim O'Connell and his Health Care for the Homeless ProgramIn the pitch-black Boston night, the constant ache of being homeless –  of being lonely, sick, cold and hungry – frightens poor souls into quiet desperation and smoldering panic. Dr. Jim O’Connell, Boston’s street doctor, searches out men, women, and children living in the shadows, helping them fight off their … [Read more...] about Boston’s Street Doctor

Fall 2022 Book Reviews

By Darina Molloy

Fall 2022

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Haven by Emma DonoghueIt’s seventh-century Ireland. Clonmacnoise is a newish monastic settlement, with about thirty monks in residence, along with the families who work for them and an order of nuns. The monastery also offers temporary accommodation to guests who come to study or just to retreat from the world. One of these visitors, Artt, believes in harder fasting than is … [Read more...] about Fall 2022 Book Reviews

Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America

Irish America Staff

Fall 2022

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County Clare’s Cliffs of Moher are high on the list of Ireland’s natural attractions. But for some accessing the cliffs, that tower over the rugged west Clare coast and offer stunning ocean views, had been difficult, even impossible, until now.  Two electric-powered vehicles, operated by trained staff, will now ferry those who are not ambulatory to the top. “This service is … [Read more...] about Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America