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IA StaffIA Newsletter January 1, 2022

CIE Tours 90th Anniversary 2-for-1 Sale

IA Staff
IA Newsletter January 1, 2022

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Looking forward to traveling and seeing Ireland in 2022? CIE Tours is celebrating their 90th anniversary and to celebrate they are offering travelers a 2-for-1 sale to travel on any date in 2022.CIE Tours has reached a milestone that few companies in the travel industry have achieved – 90 years of delivering unparalleled vacation experiences to Ireland, Britain and beyond. CIE … [Read more...] about CIE Tours 90th Anniversary 2-for-1 Sale

The Back Story to Mel Torme’s Classic Christmas Song

Bill O'Boyle
Winter 2022

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This story is about Rita and Mel and a Christmas song — no, make that "The Christmas Song.""Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,Jack Frost nipping at your nose."Rita O’Donnell was just 15 years old and a sophomore at Coughlin High School in 1940 when she got a call from her older sister, Aileen, who was dancing as a member of the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. Aileen urged … [Read more...] about The Back Story to Mel Torme’s Classic Christmas Song

Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter December 25, 2021

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Congratulations to Claire D. Cronin, officially approved on December 18 to become our next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. The 61-year-old Massachusetts state legislator, with family roots in Donegal, was first nominated by the White House on June 23 to be U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland.  She appeared before the U.S. … [Read more...] about Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Eileen Collins’ New Memoir

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter December 18, 2021

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Eileen Collins has had a groundbreaking career in both the United States Air Force and NASA. She went from being one of four women chosen for Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base to becoming the second ever female pilot to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. She was chosen for the NASA astronaut program in 1990, fulfilling a lifelong … [Read more...] about Eileen Collins’ New Memoir

Dion Boucicault: Drama and Melodrama in Both Art and Life

Ray Cavanaugh
IA Newsletter December 18, 2021

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For someone whose New York Times obituary described him as the 19th century's “most conspicuous” English-language dramatist, Dion Boucicault all but vanished in subsequent eras. During his career, though, his plays were sometimes wildly successful, and he also made an impact in the domain of copyright laws for dramatists. At the same time, he was liable to make unwise … [Read more...] about Dion Boucicault: Drama and Melodrama in Both Art and Life