Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:00 pm MST, 3:00 pm EST, 8:00 pm Ireland timeThe Rocky Mountain Roots Collective presents a Zoom program that includes radio broadcaster Adrian Flannelly and writer Turlough McConnell to highlight the movement in resistance to the proposed closing of the Irish Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University. Opened in 2012, Ireland’s Great Hunger … [Read more...] about Memorials & Museums: The Great Hunger Museum
Turlough McConnell
Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter December 4, 2021
IA Newsletter December 4, 2021
Saturday December 4 at 3:00 PMOutside the Museum at Whitney Avenue and Woodruff StreetSupporters of the newly-established nonprofit 501(c)3 Save Ireland's Great Hunger Museum are joining other members of the public in a show of unity at a Traditional Irish Christmas Caroling event in front of the museum on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 pm. Long time favorites on both sides of the … [Read more...] about Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Irish Pride Stands Astride the Atlantic
By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter November 6, 2021
IA Newsletter November 6, 2021
Protests over closure of Ireland's Great Hunger MuseumAs the United States begins to return to a post-pandemic normality, the “end-emic” may not see the re-opening of one beloved institution for the Irish American community. Protests have been held over the closing of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The museum, which displays the … [Read more...] about Irish Pride Stands Astride the Atlantic
Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter October 23, 2021
IA Newsletter October 23, 2021
Committee to Save the Museum plans street art, live music, other festivities to salute institution unexpectedly closed by Quinnipiac University.The Committee to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum will host a salute to the museum on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1–5 p.m. on Woodruff Street at Whitney Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. The committee was created in … [Read more...] about Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
New York Irish Center Proudly Honors Council Member Danny Dromm
The New York Irish Center on Tuesday, August 3, proudly celebrated the remarkable career of community advocate and champion, Council Member Danny Dromm, with an intimate reception and award presentation from the Board of the New York Irish Center.The New York Irish Center in Long Island City, invited community leaders and ambassadors to talk about the monumental impact CM Danny … [Read more...] about New York Irish Center Proudly Honors Council Member Danny Dromm