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For a nation known for its disproportionate literary heft like Ireland, it is perhaps appropriate that poet Michael D. Higgins, 70, was elected as the Republic's ninth president on Thursday, Oct. 27.
While St. Thomas More is credited as being A Man For All Seasons, Michael D., as he is affectionately known, is also...
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As our parade marks a milestone event on Sunday, March 11th, 2012, it is hard to believe that 25 years have gone by since the first tentative marchers headed down Yonge Street.
For all of those 25 years and many more, Eddie Thornton has been involved in our community and has always given without asking anything in...
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War, an epic four-year struggle in which thousands of Irish-Americans played a part. Of all these, the most notable was Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888).
To put it mildly, Phil Sheridan led a life that courted controversy. Indeed,...
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Honouring Canada’s Irish Heritage.
Now that Ireland Park is a reality, the new board of directors of Ireland Park Foundation has set its sights on further improving the infrastructure around the park and expanding the Irish cultural presence on Toronto’s waterfront.
In 1995, Robert Kearns, founder and chairman of...
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Dublin: 2011-02-28
Canada welcomes scores of new arrivals to our shores as Ireland luckily experiences a democratic revolution of sorts that could well have been more like the ongoing violent revolutions we are witnessing throughout Africa and the Middle East. Saner minds have prevailed in old Hibernia and the people...
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Over fifty years later, The Whistle has left an indelible mark on my soul and my persona. Anyone who knows me will tell you Lockie is rarely late for an appointment, and if he is, there is usually a very good reason.
I had just started Infants (Babies) Class across the town at the Convent when I first encountered...
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Community Calendar
- Belfast Reunion / Titanic Night to Remember (28-Jan-12)
- County Kilkenny Association Pub Night (28-Jan-12)
- New Arrivals Welcome Sunday (29-Jan-12)
- Mayo Association Annual Pub Night (04-Feb-12)
- Toronto Set Club Ceili (10-Feb-12)
- St. Patrick’s Parade Society Fundraiser (16-Feb-12)
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