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Fostering Memorable Leadership, Relentless Drive, and Unity
On November 6, Duke Orthopaedics was honored to host Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (Ret.), former Chairman…
Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun
“I’ve never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again, it stays with…
The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849
On 6 October 1849, emigrants on board the Brig St. John, caught their first sighting…
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Connecting After a Half-Century
‘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 […]
Christmas Then and Now
Every Christmas morning now, Every Christmas Morning then Every Christmas morning now is full of every Christmas morning then, and in the old unaccountable unfolding of memory I can’t rest […]
Waterford Selected as European City of Christmas 2024
It is time to start planning your holiday trip to Ireland in 2024. The International Jury of the European Capital and City of Christmas 2024 competition has unanimously voted to […]
He Died an Irishman
John le Carré was born David Cornwell in Poole, England in 1931. His father, known as Ronnie, was a violent con man who landed in prisons across the globe. Olive, […]
Shane MacGowan: “We’ll Never See His Like Again”
Thirty-one years ago, I walked up to an apartment in north London to meet one of my heroes, Shane MacGowan. He was asleep when I got there and drunk when […]
News Roundup
Musican Icon Shane MacGowan Dies at Age 65 Music fans around the world are mourning the passing of Irish legend Shane MacGowan – at a time of year when his […]