Maureen Murphy and Martin Mullin talk to Irish America about teaching American students about the Great Hunger. It has been nearly ten years since New York State released a new human rights curriculum, which would include alongside its existing subjects of the North American slave trade and the European Holocaust: the Great Irish Famine. Dr. Maureen Murphy, a professor at … [Read more...] about Education and Debate
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News Roundup June 4, 2022
By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter June 4, 2022
IA Newsletter June 4, 2022
New York Play First Championship Game in Ireland in 21 Years New York Senior GAA team will travel to Ireland to take on Offaly in the Tailteann Cup on June 4. The largely Irish American team will join the new football championship at the quarter-final stage following Offaly’s win over Wicklow. The Tailteann Cup, debuting this year, will see any team from division 3 or 4 of … [Read more...] about News Roundup June 4, 2022
Ukraine Conflict: Safe Haven in the Hills of Donegal
By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter June 4, 2022
IA Newsletter June 4, 2022
Ireland has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other European country. An estimated 30,000 people have entered the Emerald Isle following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. 1,331 of these Ukrainian nationals have sought refugee in the northwest of Ireland. County Donegal, often referred to as Ireland’s “forgotten county”, is home to many seaside towns which … [Read more...] about Ukraine Conflict: Safe Haven in the Hills of Donegal
News Roundup May 7, 2022
By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 7, 2022
IA Newsletter May 7, 2022
Comeback Katie Wins in Madison Square Garden Saturday 30 April saw midtown Manhattan painted green after Ireland’s own Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano in what has been described as the “biggest women’s fight of all time”. The fight, billed as 'For History', was the first women’s boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden and has since been dubbed the fight of the … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 7, 2022
News Roundup April 23, 2022
By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 21, 2022
IA Newsletter April 21, 2022
2022 Global Irish Festival SeriesMinister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy T.D. undertook a two-day visit to New York on Monday 18th of April as part of a series of stops across North America to meet with Irish-American communities and to highlight the return of the Global Irish Festival Series. The Minister’s visit was an opportunity to … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 23, 2022