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Journal looks at global role of Irish sport

Irish sport in a global context is the focus of a special issue of the international journal “Sport in Society”. The issue, “Sport and the Irish Diaspora”, is guest edited by Dr Paul Darby and Dr David Hassan from the University of Ulster’s Sport and Exercise Science Research Institute. The collection is the first attempt… Continue reading Journal looks at global role of Irish sport

US immigration bill to be reintroduced

The US immigration bill will be reintroduced, apparently. Geri Garvey of the Irish Apostolate has forwarded this statement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell: “We met this evening with several of the Senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to… Continue reading US immigration bill to be reintroduced

Columnist laments returnees’ plight

The Irish Independent’s article on Vincent Lavery, the 71-year-old returned emigrant who has had difficulty finding a job and accessing social welfare benefits, has prompted an article by a columnist lamenting the difficulties of return. Martina Devlin says that she, too, is a returned emigrant, having left for college in England in the 1980s and… Continue reading Columnist laments returnees’ plight

NY journalist to be emigrants’ voice in Seanad?

A journalist at New York’s Irish Echo newspaper has been having talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael regarding the possibility of becoming the first emigrant rights representative in the Seanad, reports Seán O’Driscoll in today’s Irish Times. Ray O’Hanlon, who is orginally from Dublin, says that his aim has been to secure the parties’ support… Continue reading NY journalist to be emigrants’ voice in Seanad?

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”