Garda Colm Horkan will be honoured with a new GAA pitch being built for his local club.
Regis Philbin dishes on his Irish roots, Bing Crosby and Notre Dame
Regis Philbin, longtime TV talk show and game show host, died Friday, July 24, 2020, of natural causes at the age of 88.
Jean Kennedy Smith, last-surviving Kennedy sibling, dies aged 92
The former US ambassador to the Republic played a key role in North’s peace process
Det Garda Colm Horkan ‘epitomised’ what members of force should strive to be, funeral told
Brother said he had ‘all the values you would associate with a good and decent human being’ .
Billy Lawless: A Former Emigrant Senator’s Musings
It has often been said that you don’t miss something until it’s gone.
Under lockdown, I can imagine that there are many ‘at home’ reminiscing fondly about their last pint in the local or harkening back to a time, when their daily activities had not been curtailed by a global pandemic. It’s only human nature, as they say.
National Famine Commemoration Day
Today, the third Sunday in May, is our National Famine Commemoration Day. County May was one of the worst affected by the events of 1845-1850 in terms of deaths, emigration, evictions and lost communities.
Mayo Woman Rings The Opening Bell® on New York Stock Exchange
New York, N.Y.—Margaret Duffy, a native of Charlestown, Co. Mayo, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the New Ireland Fund, Inc., had the honor of ringing The Opening Bell® of the New York Stock Exchange March 13.
County Mayo Foundation President Nominated to Irish America’s Business 100 List New York, N.Y
Jim Waldron, president of the County Mayo Foundation, a New York-based non-profit organization set up to support initiatives that strengthen civic engagement and support communities across County Mayo, has been nominated to Irish America magazine’s 32nd Annual Business 100 List.
County Mayo Foundation Marks World Heart Day, Supports Programs that Save Lives in West Mayo New York, N.Y
World Heart Day is Sept. 29 and the County Mayo Foundation is doing its part to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by assisting Croí, the West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation with a crowdfunding campaign in the United States.
Foundation launches campaign that aims to have far-reaching benefits for Mayo
New York, N.Y.—The County Mayo Foundation officially launched its “Be a Part of the Start” campaign in New York City May 16, a geographically-targeted crowdfunding platform that is the first such initiative outside of Ireland to target County Mayo’s 2.5 million diaspora in the United States.