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IA Newsletter, June 8, 2024

Majestic Beaches of the Wild Atlantic Way

IA Newsletter, June 8, 2024

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Summer is coming so it is the perfect time to visit a beach in Ireland to enjoy the beauty of the coastline and take a refreshing dip in the ocean. Beaches along the Wild Atlantic Way are as varied as they are beautiful. Stretching from County Cork to County Donegal, along 2,500km of coastline, you’ll find a stunning array of beaches that can be enjoyed all year round. … [Read more...] about Majestic Beaches of the Wild Atlantic Way

“No Man Left Behind”

By Megan Smolenyak
IA Newsletter, June 1, 2024

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"No Man Left Behind" is so much more than a slogan to me. In a sense, I contemplate Memorial Day year-round due to my work with the Army. For the past 25 years, I’ve been assisting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) with the identification of our soldiers who gave their lives in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam but have not yet been accounted for. My role as a … [Read more...] about “No Man Left Behind”

Triumph and Disaster:
A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

By Ted Smyth
IA Newsletter, June 1. 2024

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Tony O’Reilly loved Pittsburgh. It became his home in 1971 and it was where he reached the pinnacle of U.S. business by serving as Chairman and CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company while serving on the boards of companies from Mobil Oil to the Washington Post. It was where his six children were raised in the leafy suburbs of Fox Chapel, and where he made lasting friendships with … [Read more...] about Triumph and Disaster:
A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

Honouring Indigenous Aid: Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Huron-Wendat Irish Famine Aid

IA Newsletter May 25, 2024

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The Irish Heritage Trust has released a film entitled Honouring Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Huron-Wendat Irish Famine Aid to mark Ireland’s National Famine Commemoration Day. The film pays tribute to the Indigenous peoples in Canada West (now Ontario) who contributed to Irish Famine relief in 1847. Based on newly discovered archival records, it tells the story of their … [Read more...] about Honouring Indigenous Aid: Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Huron-Wendat Irish Famine Aid

An American Spy in Northern Ireland

IA Newsletter
May 18, 2024

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The wild, true story of a Chicago trucker-turned-spy who infiltrated the Real IRADid you hear the FBI paid to lease a pub on the Irish side of the Northern Ireland border for its amateur spy, trucker Dave Rupert, to make inroads with IRA supporters? The FBI is the United States’ domestic intelligence agency – not the CIA – working with Britain’s domestic intelligence agency – … [Read more...] about An American Spy in Northern Ireland