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Lola Ridge, Poet and Anarchist

By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, March 2,2024

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“How can you help writing about something you feel intensely?”Ireland may have more poets than any other Western nation, but Lola Ridge remains in absentia on lists of Irish poets. True, most of her life was lived outside Ireland but she held her Irish heritage close, believing she was of royal Irish blood, the Reillys of Loughrea, County Galway a “very old race of kings.” She … [Read more...] about Lola Ridge, Poet and Anarchist

Connecting After a Half-Century

By Enda Cullen
IA Newsletter January 13, 2023

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‘God bless Facebook’That was the phrase that kept going through my head in Glasgow Crematorium. As I listened to the minister conducting the funeral service I was wondering if what I was thinking was blasphemy. This was the funeral of my first cousin John Cullen who I had just physically linked up with, after 58 years, a few weeks earlier in Turkey. I had often read of families … [Read more...] about Connecting After a Half-Century

July 29th News Roundup

By Mary Cucinell
IA Newsletter, July 29, 2023

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Irish Women Make an Impressive First ImpressionOn Wednesday morning in Perth, Australia the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team and Captain Katie McCabe made history at the Women’s World Cup by scoring their first-ever goal at their first ever World Cup within the first 4:00 minutes of the game. That is not the only reason it made history, the goal that McCabe scored was … [Read more...] about July 29th News Roundup

All My Loving

IA Newsletter June 10, 2023

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The Lyrics of Paul McCarthy2023 Gala Concert The Town Hall June 12, 2023Directed and Arranged by Charlotte Moore Full Orchestra and Chorus Under the Direction of John Bell Introductions by Paul Muldoon   Featuring performances* by Reeve Carney, Michael Cerveris, Kerry Conte, Jonathan Christopher, Melissa Errico, Kathryn Gallagher, Peter Gallagher, Amber Gray, John Keating, The … [Read more...] about All My Loving

The Floating Hospital Annual Gala

IA Newsletter, May 27, 2023

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For more than 155 years, The Floating Hospital has assisted the neediest New Yorkers with their everyday and chronic medical concerns. But, providing healthcare alone is never enough. The Floating Hospital does more because they have to do more, meeting people where they are and doing whatever it takes to make them whole. By participating in The Floating Hospital’s Summer … [Read more...] about The Floating Hospital Annual Gala