Kevin Connolly, a US-based Irish emigrant, wrote in Saturday’s Irishman’s Diary in the Irish Times of his experiences growing potatoes in his home in Indiana. While the topic may seem prosaic, the writer creates a particularly moving snapshot of a simple link with home. He notes that he grows Kerr’s Pinks, and adds, “Inspired by… Continue reading Potato patch inspires thoughts of home
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Journalist who chronicled emigration’s losses honoured
The author of a seminal work on Irish emigration will be honoured by having a road named after him in his hometown. Journalist John Healy was a crusading journalist who wrote “Nobody Shouted Stop” (also called “Death of an Irish Town”) in 1968; the work details the losses suffered by Charlestown, Co Mayo in the middle… Continue reading Journalist who chronicled emigration’s losses honoured
Diaspora.fi looks at religion in globalising world
A new website has been launched that focuses on topics related to migration and religion. Diaspora.fi, subtitled “Religions in a Globalised World”, is an information channel for new publications, funding, conferences and other events. Site administrator Tuomas Martikainen of Finland says the areas of interest include religion in diaspora, religion and international migration, globalisation and the study… Continue reading Diaspora.fi looks at religion in globalising world
Minister for Integration once faced ethnic abuse
Justice Minister Conor Lenihan, who has recently been appointed Minister for Integration, has told the Irish Independent that he was subjected to a serious incident of racial abuse while working in London in the 1980s. The incident occurred in a pub, when four men began shouting at him about the North. “You have that awful dilemma:… Continue reading Minister for Integration once faced ethnic abuse
DREAM Act goes to US Senate
The DREAM Act will be introduced into the Senate this week, as an amendment to the Department of Defence Authorisation bill currently being debated. The move follows the defeat of the efforts for comprehensive immigration reform, and demonstrates how immigrant advocates are shifting their efforts to the passage of legislation that will assist immigrants on a more… Continue reading DREAM Act goes to US Senate
Returning emigrant speaks of HRC hardship
Vincent Lavery, the 71-year-old teacher who returned from California to Ireland only to be told he was ineligible for pension or social welfare benefits, has appeared in an RTE news report on the habitual residency condition. The report highlighted Mr Lavery’s political activism and his thirty-five year career as a teacher. “I never entertained the… Continue reading Returning emigrant speaks of HRC hardship