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Schumer Hails Historic Day for USS Patrick Gallagher
Senator Charles Schumer, who played a decisive role in persuading the United States Navy to name its latest Arleigh-Burke class destroyer after Vie...
July 27, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
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Death of Legandary Broadcaster Adrian Flannelly
Adrian Flannelly, for decades the voice of Ireland in America by way of his popular radio show, has died. The County Mayo native and Long Beach, Lo...
July 25, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
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GOAL Planning High Altitude 10K
A Ten K run is a stern enough task for most. It's sterner still when it is being run at 8000 feet above sea level. But that is precisely what Irish...
July 19, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
Community Features & Events
Echoes of faraway Ireland in a peaceful place
Bronte, Sydney --- As places go for resting through all eternity, this is one of the better located. The cemetery seems to tumble down towards the ...
July 17, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Coveney Retires From Political Life
Former Irish government minister Simon Coveney, long a popular figure in the U.S., has announced his retirement from politics. Coveney, who is only...
July 10, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Joe Joyce: Low Key Journalist of Highest Skill and Standard
Ireland just lost one of the most outstanding journalists of its last fifty years. Here's what President Michael D. Higgins had to say of Joe Joyce...
June 10, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
Remembering ‘Longest Day’ author Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan passed away on November 23, 1974. So this year marks both the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy and the 50th annive...
June 06, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
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How Maureen Saved D-Day
June 5th 1944 was supposed to be D-Day. It was until Maureen Flavin effectively waved a red flag. Maureen, a postal clerk in Blacksod Bay, County M...
June 05, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
'Murph Challenge' Set For Saturday
As many as 200 athletes from across the USA, including current and former Navy SEALs, are set to participate in the annual "Murph Challenge” this S...
May 24, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Lawler Introduces His E-3 'AOH' Visa Bill
It for sure bears a catchy title. Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) has announced his introduction of the "Advancing Opportunity for Hibernians (AO...
May 22, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Tony O'Reilly Dead at 88
Tony O'Reilly, who for many years was Ireland's most prominent figure on the international business stage, has died at the age of 88. O'Reilly, who...
May 19, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon
News
Not One, But Two E-3 Visa Bills
Congressman Mike Lawler is this week submitting an E-3 Visa bill to Congress. He is not alone. Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat, and Congressma...
May 15, 2024
by Ray O'Hanlon