Hunger Strikers’ American Legacy
To the Editor:
Almost overlooked, in this 40th anniversary year, is the historic American legacy which the 1981 Hunger Strikers inspired. British officials who plotted...
A Christmas Candle In The Window
As we enter the Christmas season, it is an appropriate time to reflect on a tradition that many families take part in, though few...
100 Years On: The Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed one hundred years ago today. It was signed by the British delegation, led by Prime Minister David Lloyd-George, and...
Up Like A Bird
An American man known as "Mr. Leonard" went to Irish Helicopters Ltd. and booked a helicopter flight for October 31, 1973. Ostensibly the trip...
A Forgotten Holiday: Evacuation Day
Evacuation Day
The last day of the American War for Independence was November 25, 1783, when, after an occupation of over seven years, the British...
New Restrictions Announced In Ireland
Less than a month after restrictions on nightclubs were lifted, a curfew has been put back in place by the Dublin government amidst rising...
Remembering Augustine E. Costello & The Voyage Of Erin’s Hope
Augustine E. Costello was born in Killimor, Co. Galway in 1846. Little is known of his early childhood years, which were lived during the...
Bronx Hibernians Set To Honor Community Leaders
Former Congressman Eliot Engel, Danny O’Connell (National AOH President), Nuala Purcell (Irish community photographer and County Tipperary Association President) and Michael Shanley (Irish Northern Aid, representing American...
Why Does Ireland Have Juryless Courts?
Article 38, Section 5 of the Irish Constitution provides for trial by jury for those accused of criminal charges. This article applies except for...
Gaeilgoirs Stage Protest At NYC British Embassy
The Kathleen and Thomas Clarke Chapter of the Gaelic League, Cumann Cháitlín agus Thomáis Uí Chléirigh / Conradh na Gaeilge, staged a protest over...












