The GAA in the Diaspora is one of the topics that will be discussed in an upcoming conference at Croke Park. The conference is part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the organisation, and is being co-hosted by the GAA Museum, Sports History Ireland and the Boston College-Dublin’s GAA Oral History Project. The conference will… Continue reading GAA conference: Croke Park, Dublin – 25 April
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Diaspora a reason to rejoin the Commonwealth?
A new group urging that Ireland rejoin the Commonwealth has invoked the Irish diaspora in support of the idea. In a letter that appeared in the Irish Times, the backers of “Ireland and the Commonwealth” said, Members of the Commonwealth share a common heritage and history, including an Irish diaspora of some 20 million people… Continue reading Diaspora a reason to rejoin the Commonwealth?
Film highlights Irish immigration to English town
Two filmmakers in South Tyneside, England, have made a documentary about the impact of immigration into the town of Jarrow. Director Gary Wilkinson and playwright Tom Kelly created “Little Ireland” using archive material, photographs and interviews with descendants of Irish immigrants. The 40-minute film has been an instant success at home, selling out two screenings… Continue reading Film highlights Irish immigration to English town
Irish nun recognised for work in India
An Irish nun has been recognised in Carlow for her fifty years of working with the poor in India. Sister Cyril Mooney (72), A Bray native who moved to India when she was twenty, runs programmes in Calcutta aimed at helping street children.She was honoured in Carlow by the Friends of Calcutta group, who organised… Continue reading Irish nun recognised for work in India
Mystery of immigrants’ mass grave may be solved
The mass grave of a group of Irish railroad workers who died in 1832 during a cholera outbreak may have been located at last, thanks to the efforts of researchers in Pennsylvania who have spent six years searching. The 57 men had arrived from Derry, Donegal, and Tyrone, hired by fellow Irishman Philip Duffy to… Continue reading Mystery of immigrants’ mass grave may be solved
New Irish in London face hard times, says paper
The Irish Times has carried a bleak article on recent Irish arrivals in London. Reporter Carl O’Brien points out the dramatic change that has occurred with the downturn: For many younger people, the maudlin emigration songs with their tales of yearning and aching loneliness felt like stories from a distant era. Suddenly, they don’t feel… Continue reading New Irish in London face hard times, says paper