Early Life
Robert Emmet was born in Dublin to Dr. Robert Emmet and his wife, Elizabeth Mason. He was one of several sons named Robert born to his parents, with all those that came before him having died in infancy....
Disputes surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol are bringing rising tensions between the UK and the EU.
The Northern Ireland Protocol was a key facet of the Brexit arrangement between the UK and the EU. The Northern Ireland Protocol, in order...
As of Monday July 19 non-essential international travel to Ireland has resumed. This comes as welcome news as families can be reunited with their relatives after being separated since the dawn of Covid-19 in March 2020.
Dublin Airport began to...
Martin Hurson was born on September 13, 1956 in Cappagh, County Tyrone. He grew up on the family farm with his eight siblings, and as a young man moved to England to work in the building trade. He returned...
Previously the Irish government pushed the date for reopening indoor dining back from July 5 to July 19. When this delay was announced, it was accompanied by speculation that customers would have to show proof of immunity to eat...
In the 1790s, rural County Armagh was a hotbed of Protestant and Catholic sectarianism. Friction between the two groups culminated in a fierce pitched battle at the Diamond, a country crossroads near the village of Loughgall in 1795. Immediately...
100 Years Ago This Week: The Truce
After two and a half years of guerrilla warfare, on July 11, 1921, a truce was declared between the Irish Republican Army and the combined military/police force of the British government. The Gaelic American reporting...
To the Editor:
I am in full agreement with Hilary Beirne’s Opinion article, A Lost Opportunity for Ireland. Every Irish family has relatives living abroad, and they are all members of our diaspora. Ireland’s diaspora has played an important role...
Bastille Day celebrations in Belfast in 1791 and 1792 showed the Irish support for liberty, equality, and fraternity. It proved to be an important event in the United Irish calendar, an event that thousands showed up to, including many...
A Lost Opportunity for Ireland
Introduction
Irish emigrants come from a small island on the periphery of Europe, and for over 250 years, our people emigrated across the world for a better life. They overcame enormous obstacles and took advantage...
