Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Michelle Will Do An Outstanding Job For Everyone’

Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Michelle Will Do An Outstanding Job For Everyone’

BY PETER KELLY AT STORMONT PARLIAMENT, BELFAST Michelle O’Neill has made history in becoming Northern Ireland’s first nationalist First Minister. At a special sitting of the Stormont Assembly in Belfast on Saturday the Sinn Féin vice president was elected by...
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Tourism Ireland Sets New Growth Targets Through 2030

Tourism Ireland Sets New Growth Targets Through 2030

By Barry Coughlan Tourism Ireland has targeted year on year growth of visitors by over five percent right through to 2030. New CEO Alice Mansergh and the tourism team will be looking for an increase of overseas business of 5.6...
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New York City St Patrick’s Day Parade Announces Aide’s For 2024 Parade

New York City St Patrick’s Day Parade Announces Aide’s For 2024 Parade

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Board of Directors and the Parade Affiliate Organizations announced 17 distinguished Irish Americans who will serve as Aides to the Grand Marshal, Maggie Timoney for the 2024 parade. Aides to the Grand Marshal are chosen...
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Ron Clifford, Survivor Of The 9/11 Attacks Passes Away In Santa Fe

Ron Clifford, Survivor Of The 9/11 Attacks Passes Away In Santa Fe

Ron Clifford, who survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, in which his sister and niece died, passed away suddenly in Santa Fe, New Mexico last night. Originally from Ballintemple, Mr Clifford lived in New Jersey and...
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Legendary Irish Rocker-Poet Shane McGowan Has Died

Legendary Irish Rocker-Poet Shane McGowan Has Died

Obit by Brad Balfour With the death of Shane McGowan, one of Ireland’s and rock & roll finest poets is gone. At 65, long in ill health due to substance abuse, he passed away on November 30th 2023. In many ways...
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Tourism Ireland’s New CEO Alice Mansergh Talks To The Irish Examiner USA

Tourism Ireland’s New CEO Alice Mansergh Talks To The Irish Examiner USA

By Barry Coughlan (barrycoughlan7@gmail.com) A little over a month into a leadership role in a major industry, Alice Mansergh moves with ease in a new but far from unfamiliar environment. The Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, she has worked in different...
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Irish Arts Center To Honor Emmy-Award Winning Host Of The Late Show Stephen Colbert At 2023 Spirit Of Ireland Gala

Irish Arts Center To Honor Emmy-Award Winning Host Of The Late Show Stephen Colbert At 2023 Spirit Of Ireland Gala

Irish Arts Center has announced Emmy award-winning comedy icon and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert and former UBS Americas anda Wealth Management Americas chief operating officer Kathleen B. Lynch as honorees of their 2023 Spirit of Ireland Gala, on...
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New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Introduces Mayo’s Maggie Timoney As 2024 Grand Marshal

New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Introduces Mayo’s Maggie Timoney As 2024 Grand Marshal

Yesterday evening at the recently reopened American Irish Historical Society building on Fifth Avenue, Sean Lane, Chairman of The New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade introduced Maggie Timoney as the Grand Marshal of the 263rd New York City St...
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Passing On The Baton?

Passing On The Baton?

Special Correspondent PETER KELLY meets US Special Envoys George Mitchell & Joe Kennedy in Boston as America pushes for progress in Northern Ireland A prestigious line-up of top Irish-American political supremos gathered at Boston’s Edward Kennedy Instit...
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Taoiseach’s Visit To Irish Arts Center Included Tour Of Silent Testimony, A Moving Series Of Portraits By Celebrated Irish Painter Colin Davidson

Taoiseach’s Visit To Irish Arts Center Included Tour Of Silent Testimony, A Moving Series Of Portraits By Celebrated Irish Painter Colin Davidson

Irish Arts Center (IAC), renowned for presenting dynamic, inspiring, collaborative experiences of the evolving arts and culture of Ireland and Irish America in an environment of warm Irish hospitality, last week welcomed Ireland’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadka...
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