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Vice President Joe Biden to Deliver Remarks at the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

February 19, 2013

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Vice President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at the Irish America Hall of Fame 2013 Luncheon and Induction Ceremony With a special presentation to Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith Vice President Joe Biden will attend and deliver remarks at the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame luncheon and induction ceremony on Thursday, March 21 in New York City. The Irish America Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about Vice President Joe Biden to Deliver Remarks at the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

The Dunbrody: The Ark of New Ross

By Elaine Larkin and Alex Ronan
April / May 2012

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Celebrating the Dunbrody Famine Ship, the Irish Emigration History Centre, the Irish America Hall of Fame, and the upcoming inaugural Irish America Day, hosted by the town of New Ross, Co. Wexford. "Build it and they will come” may be a modified version of a line from baseball movie Field of Dreams, but it is also reminiscent of Noah and the Ark. In New Ross, Co. Wexford, an … [Read more...] about The Dunbrody: The Ark of New Ross

Lincoln’s Watch Holds Message from Irishman

By Kara Rota, Contributor

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch in March 2009, and discovered a secretly engraved message that turned an unsubstantiated family story into a confirmed historical event. Jonathan Dillon, a watchmaker who immigrated to Washington, D.C. from Waterford, Ireland, repaired Lincoln’s gold watch in 1861 and engraved the … [Read more...] about Lincoln’s Watch Holds Message from Irishman

The American Optimist

By Niall O’Dowd
Heritage Series 2008

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First we must move past the many pretenders who have rushed in to claim how much they did for the peace process in Northern Ireland. Then you will find that Bill Flynn and a precious few others stand alone as dedicated Irish Americans in that effort. For Flynn it meant he put his reputation on the line in order to help the country of his parents achieve the impossible. It was … [Read more...] about The American Optimist

A Champion of Peace in Ireland

By Gerry Adams, Contributor
Heritage Series 2008

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Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Féin, writes about the crucial role that Bill Flynn played in ending the violence in Northern Ireland. ℘℘℘ Bill Flynn is widely known in the U.S.A. as one of its foremost business leaders, as well as a patron of great causes in support of humanitarian, civil liberties and health issues. In Ireland and among Irish Americans, he is also known as … [Read more...] about A Champion of Peace in Ireland