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Returning teacher “sad and frustrated”

A 71-year-old emigrant who has returned home after five decades in the US is “sad and frustrated” with life back in Ireland, according to the Irish Independent. Journalist Shane Hickey reports that Vincent Lavery returned home after a 35-year career in teaching in Fresno, California; in the US he was highly active in his community, as a soccer… Continue reading Returning teacher “sad and frustrated”

Enterprise the answer for older car renters?

Maximum age limits on car rentals can be a major impediment to older emigrants who would like to return home for a visit, Sheila Gleeson of the Coalition for Irish Immmigration Centers in the US has told your correspondent. Éan has done some research on this, and it seems that this type of discrimination is… Continue reading Enterprise the answer for older car renters?

Emigrants’ NY memoirs published by Aisling Center

“While Mem’ry Brings Us Back Again” is a volume of memoirs by Irish emigrants who moved to the U.S. between 1927-1964. Compiled by Frances Browner, organizer of the Aisling Center’s “Young at Heart�? group, the book details the experiences of 35 different individuals from 18 different counties. “Far from their families, friends and everything they… Continue reading Emigrants’ NY memoirs published by Aisling Center

President lauds extension of Centenarian’s Bounty to Irish abroad

A strong interest in the centenarian’s bounty was highlighted during a recent members’ conference call with the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers in the US. People who reach their 100th birthday are entitled to an award from the President; the scheme has been extended recently to allow people born in on the island of Ireland… Continue reading President lauds extension of Centenarian’s Bounty to Irish abroad