Hundreds of emigrants who returned from America are expected to attend a reunion party in Athlone this month. The event is the brainchild of Helen Greene and Shelia Denning, both returned emigrants, and is being organised by Tom Woodlock, who has recently returned to Tipperary. They are hoping to make it an annual event, according… Continue reading Returned emigrants to reunite in Athlone
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Former emigrant chaplain dies
Cannon Paddy Curran, a former emigrant chaplain in London, was buried on July 5 after his funeral mass at the Church of the Holy Rosary in Castelbar. Archbishop Neary paid tribute to his work with emigrants in his eulogy, as reported in the Mayo News: From 1968 to 1970 he ministered in Belclare outside Tuam.… Continue reading Former emigrant chaplain dies
TV service for emigrants named RTE International
RTE’s new television service aimed at the Irish in Britain will be named RTE International, not Diaspora TV as previously announced. RTE is currently recruiting for the new service, which may launch before its previously announced target date of St Patrick’s Day. The new channel will feature programmes from RTE One, RTE Two, and TG4,… Continue reading TV service for emigrants named RTE International
Calls for RTE to boost power to reach Irish abroad
The Irish Times has reported on a call for the Broadcasting Bill to be amended to require RTE to operate its long-wave radio transmitter at full capacity. Campaigners say that RTE’s current practice of transmitting its long-wave service at about half-power means that the broadcaster is not giving adequate service to the Irish abroad. The… Continue reading Calls for RTE to boost power to reach Irish abroad
Emigration returns as headline news
Net emigration will return in 2009, predicts the Economic and Social Research Institute. The ESRI says that we will have our first period of recession since 1983 this year, as our economy contracts by 0.4%, a reversal of a growth rate of 4.5% this year. Although it is predicting the resumption of growth next year,… Continue reading Emigration returns as headline news
Emigrant returns for visit – with 29 grandchildren
The Irish Independent is featuring the story of one emigrant’s return visit to Ireland. Fifty years after unemployed mechanic Sean Flanagan and his then-girlfriend Margie left to Dublin to seek new lives in America, the New Jersey couple have brought along their six children and 29 grandchildren to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Sean and… Continue reading Emigrant returns for visit – with 29 grandchildren