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May 19, 20172pm Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 Sheen Center for Thought and Culture 18 Bleeker Street New York, New York 10012 To mark the bicentennial of the arrival of the Sisters of Charity to New York City (1817-2017), the Sheen Center will … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on How The Nuns of New York Tamed The Gangs of New York | Sheen CenterTurlough McConnell awarded Holyoke’s 2017 Ambassador Award
May 19, 2017On March 19th, Turlough McConnell will be honored at the Ambassador’s Breakfast on the morning of Holyoke’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Holyoke’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade has been running for the past 65 years and attracts over 400,000 spectators and … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on Turlough McConnell awarded Holyoke’s 2017 Ambassador AwardExhibition: 1916-2016: Proclaiming the American Story | Consulate General of Ireland
September 28, 2016Portraits of contemporary Irish-American historians with a selection of historic images and text create an American perspective of Ireland’s struggle for Independence. On view through mid-October, 2016. Exhibition free and open to the public by appointment only. Please call +212 … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on Exhibition: 1916-2016: Proclaiming the American Story | Consulate General of IrelandIn Conversation: Proclaiming the American Story (1916-2016) | Consulate General of Ireland
September 19, 2016Hear vital voices from across the US as leading historians and writers reveal the American story behind Ireland’s Easter Rising. With New York Irish History Roundtable members and Special Guests. Moderated by journalist, author and historian Terry Golway. 1:00pm Consulate General … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on In Conversation: Proclaiming the American Story (1916-2016) | Consulate General of IrelandAdrian Flannelly Receives Honorary Degree | Quinnipiac University
June 16, 2016Quinnipiac University salutes Adrian Flannelly for his lifelong service to the Irish American community. Photograph by Kit Defever at the Irish Hunger Memorial, Battery Park, New York City, 2016. Produced by Turlough McConnell Communications for Quinnipiac University.
Posted in news | Comments Off on Adrian Flannelly Receives Honorary Degree | Quinnipiac UniversityA “Very Irish Day” | Rededication of the Robert Emmet Memorial in Washington, DC
April 30, 2016On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Three Centenaries were celebrated in Washington DC: the 1916 Easter Rising, the founding of the National Park Service and the commissioning of the Robert Emmet Memorial Statue by Irish sculptor, Jerome Connor. This “very Irish day,” introduced by Tara … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on A “Very Irish Day” | Rededication of the Robert Emmet Memorial in Washington, DC1916-2016: Proclaiming The American Story | Irish America Magazine
April 3, 2016As Ireland commemorates the centennial of the Easter Rising we remember the American connection. 1916-2016: Proclaiming The American Story is a special feature in Irish America Magazine by Turlough McConnell that highlights the recent scholarship on the Easter Rising and … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on 1916-2016: Proclaiming The American Story | Irish America MagazineOld St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Sisters of Charity of NY celebrate 200 years | Irish Central
March 22, 2016Turlough McConnell Communications had the honor of coordinating an historic event on November 22, 2015 at the Sheen Center in Manhattan: A ceremony commemorating the twin Bicentennials of the founding of the Sisters of Charity of New York (1817–2017) and … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Sisters of Charity of NY celebrate 200 years | Irish CentralThe Bronx Is Learning | Irish Voice Education 100
March 20, 2016Legacy Thrives at Monsignor Scanlan High School By Turlough McConnell “A turnaround is happening in the Bronx. The decline of Catholic education in New York City is being reversed by the creative efforts of civic-minded donors who have contributed dollars … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on The Bronx Is Learning | Irish Voice Education 100From Dingle to Washington, D.C. | Irish Central
November 17, 2015“In his inspiring speech, Emmet proclaimed: ‘I wished to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for America.’ His concluding words have echoed through the ages: ‘When my country takes her place among nations, then and not till … Read More
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