Great summertime read by North Dakota writer, Tim Doyle who is a retired railroad engineer. The inside knowledge Doyle brings to the book makes it come alive with the lingo and atmosphere gained from a career of running trains. The book outlines the Fenian’s, a secret Irish society’s conspiracy to arrange drug shipments by train….
Category: Ireland
Irish Diasporas Push for Voting Rights in Ireland
In November 2020, the Irish Government approved a new diaspora strategy. It included a commitment to hold a referendum to extend the right to vote in Ireland’s presidential election to Irish citizens who live abroad. Such a move will bring Ireland more in line with other European countries. The Electoral Reform Bill, now in progress…
Bloomsday 2022
SAVE THE DATE: Don’t miss the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday on Thursday, June 16 from 5-8 p.m. Join your friends at the beautiful Summit Manor event venue, located at 275 Summit Avenue in St. Paul, for a one-of-a-kind evening. The international celebration of James Joyce’s book, Ulysses will be celebrated locally by the Minnesota chapter…
Bloody Sunday Anniversary
January 30, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of that tragic day in Derry known as “Bloody Sunday” when 26 peaceful civic rights demonstrators were shot in 1972 with 14 of them killed by British soldiers. The demonstrators were protesting the British policy of Internment without trail, giving the British Government the power to arrest anyone…
Father James Nugent – A Connemara Hero of the 1880 Assisted Emigration Scheme
by Dr. Maxine Keoghan It was with great interest that I read the articles in the Irish Gazette of Minnesota’s Connemara immigrants who settled there in the 1880’s. I attended university in the west of Ireland in the city of Galway and have always been fascinated by Connemara – its landscape and its people. I…
Lonely Planet Choses Dublin in Top Ten Travel Destinations
Best in Travel 2022 is Lonely Planet’s 17th annual collection of the world’s hottest destinations and must-have travel experiences for the year ahead. Listing the top 10 countries, regions and cities that should be on every globe-trotter’s to-do list, the world’s number one travel guidebook puts Dublin at number seven in its top 10 cities….
Ann Heyman Honored
Ann Heyman was Honored for A Lifetime Achievement Award. Both the Somerset Folk Harp festival and the Historical Harp Society of Ireland were recognizing Ann Heymnn with their Lifetime Achievement Awards this July. The decisions that each group reached independently. Somerset’s award honors Ann’s pioneering work with wire-strung harps and her importance to the harp community….
Movie Review: Sophie, A Murder in West Cork
According to recent statistics, Co.Cork, Ireland has the lowest crime rate but the highest homicide rate of any other County in Ireland. There were 42 murders in the last five years despite any major gang activity in the city center. This would come as no surprise to the family of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier. Du Plantier’s…
US Ambassador to Ireland
Photo credit: “Boston Globe” President Joe Biden has nominated Massachusetts politician Claire Cronin as the new Ambassador to Ireland. The White House announced the much-speculated nomination in late June, with Ms Cronin set to become the first female holder of the office since Jean Kennedy Smith ended her term in 1998. Ms Cronin currently serves…
Men’s Sheds
by Mattie Lennon The Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) was established in 2007 by the Australian independent community-based Men’s Sheds to represent, support and promote the Men’s Shed movement. It was founded on the principle of sharing information between sheds and those communities wishing to establish and operate a Men’s Shed. It acts as a…