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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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Football for GoodWalk on Weekend
Walk on Weekend June 5 – 6, 2021 The Celtic FC Foundation’s Walk On Weekend will take place on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6, and we are encouraging […]
Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States
Professor Maureen Murphy developed the New York State Great Hunger Curriculum and is historian of The Hunger Memorial in New York City. She reflects on teaching the Irish Famine, the […]
The General Who Launched Memorial Day
Tracing the origins of Memorial Day can become rather convoluted. After all, about two-dozen U.S. communities claim to have held the first such commemoration. On a less contested level, Gen. […]
From Ireland: Politics, Health, Security, and Recognition
By Deaglán de Bréadún Certainty is always a rare commodity in Irish politics but it has rarely been so scarce as it is these days. Like many other places, we […]
Sharing the Tradition:Irish Munnix Dance Workshops
National Folk Theatre of Ireland Training Academy Centuries ago in Ireland, dancing teachers would tour the land, teaching people the steps involved in jigs, reels, and hornpipes. They would pass […]
Speakeasy Jazz Night
Thursday, May 27 at 7:30 pm The New York Irish Center happily opens its door to its first in-person, public event since before COVID-19. It welcomes in the Josh Marcum […]