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Duffy Square to Get Facelift
Hidden in the shadows of a TKTS booth amidst the bright lights and flashing
signs that overpower the north end of Times Square stands a statue of Father
Francis Duffy – the most celebrated U.S. Army chaplain in history. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Galway Arts Festival 2006 Features
Variety of Innovative Artists
For two weeks each summer the streets of West Ireland’s capital city,
Galway, come alive with music and performances. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Maggie’s Amerikay
Maggie’s Amerikay is a new picture book that will teach your child
something of their Irish-American heritage. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Duddy Wins First Title
John Duddy did not attend our Top 100 Irish-Americans of the Year event
on March 16. He had a good reason – he was boxing the head off Shelby
Pudwill in Madison Square Garden on the way to winning his first professional
belt, the WBC Continental Americas middleweight title. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Sheen’s Irish Sojourn
Young students at National University of Ireland, Galway, may be surprised
to encounter a familiar face in their midst next fall. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Mary Lou is Hilarious on America’s
Top Inventor
Previously featured as one of Irish America’s Top 100 Business People,
Mary Lou Quinlan has caught our attention again. This time, however, it
is not for writing a bestseller, although her latest, Time Off for Good
Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives
is definitely noteworthy. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Irish Eye on Hollywood
Three top-level Irish talents will be teaming up for a U.S. Civil War drama
slated to be released later this year. Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson and Anjelica
Huston will star in Seraphim Falls, a revenge thriller. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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MA Host of Irish Gatherings in Palm Beach, Florida
In February, Kingsley Aikins, Chief Executive of the American Ireland Fund,
and Mike Gibbons, President of the Ireland-U.S. Council for Commerce &
Industry, hosted a week of Ireland-related events in Palm Beach, Florida. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Collins to Leave NASA
Eileen Collins recently announced her decision to leave NASA, saying that
she plans to spend more time with her family and pursue other interests. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Dennis Duggan
Perhaps it is a term of affection. Perhaps it is not. Either way, they are
called "the mick clique.” They are a generation of pavement-pounding
Irish journalists, many of whom began working when New York City had almost
a dozen dailies. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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John McGahern
Popular Irish author John McGahern succumbed to cancer and was buried at
a ceremony in the Co. Leitrim townland of Aughawillan. He was 71 years old.
Although the author was born in Dublin his name was firmly associated with
County Leitrim. more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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Quote Unquote
Quotes from: Bill Barich, author of A Fine Place to Daydream, Sgt. Pedro
Mojica of the Fighting 69th, Dennis Quaid, Michael Flatley, Tony
MacCarthy more...
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(Irish America) June/July
2006
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