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A Celebration of Grace
The Irish flag flew over Sotheby’s on October 15, 2007 when the
exhibit “Grace, Princess of Monaco: A Tribute to the Life and Legacy
of Grace Kelly” opened as part of a ten-day “Celebration of
Grace” in New York marking the 25th anniversary of her sad passing
on September 14, 1982.
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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A Window On the Past
This book is lovingly dedicated to my son, Max George, whose great-grand-father
Edward Conway immigrated to America in 1900 at the age of 18. Arriving
at Ellis Island from Ballina, Ireland, he had two dollars in his pocket
and listed his occupation as “laborer.”.
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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Campaign to Save Tara
The Save Tara Campaign spread its wings to New York City and the steps
of the Irish Consulate on Park Avenue on September 22 when a group of
Irish artists gathered to protest the building of a motorway, approved
by the Irish government in 2003, to run between the Hill of Tara (the
historical seat of Ireland’s High Kings), and the Hill of Skryne,
in County Meath (north of Dublin).
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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Those We Lost
Tom Murphy - Tom Ryan - Dan Keating
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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Hibernia : Edna O’Brien’s Irish Voice
On October 17 author Edna O’Brien spoke at Marymount Manhattan College
as part of the Irish Voices, Clementina Santi Flaherty Lecture Series.
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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Irish Man Builds Houses for Homeless in South Africa
New York, September 24, 2007: Irish philanthropist, Niall Mellon, unveiled
plans to build the world’s first not-for-profit housing super-factory
in South Africa in response to the inability of traditional methods of
house construction to keep pace with the growth of homelessness among
the Developing World’s poor.
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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Quote Unquote
Thank God we can always count on Kathy Griffin to inject a little energy into
a boring awards show.
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(Irish America Magazine)
December '07/January '08
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