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Save the date for the 10th anniversary Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'Donovan (IrishCentral)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:31:37 PST

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan returns to the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston from December 16 – 22, 2012 Featuring an ensemble cast that offers an intimate sharing of Christmas music, dancing, songs and stories, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn will celebrate the holidays in a true Celtic traditionFor this 10th anniversary celebration, O’Donovan has assembled some of the best musicians, singers, and dancers imaginable from around the Celtic world, including Seamus Egan and his ground-breaking group Solas, who lay at the contemporary edge of traditional music Harpist Catriona McKay and fiddler Chris Stout, who stole the show in 2010, will be back for a repeat performance READ MORE

Save the date for the 10th anniversary Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'Donovan (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:16:28 PST

World Champion dancer, Mellissa McCarthy of the Harney Academy (Walpole, MA), gets airborne as Seamus Egan (Music Director) Simon Chrisman, Laura Cortese, Ben Witman (percussion), Lissa Schneckenburger, and Hanneke Cassel look onFeaturing an ensemble cast that offers an intimate sharing of Christmas music, dancing, songs and stories, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn will celebrate the holidays in a true Celtic tradition The Christmas Celtic Sojourn show will be celebrating it's tenth year with performances in Boston, Worcester, Rockport, as well as Providence Rhode Island and Derry New HampshireA Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan will be performed at the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Sunday, December 16th at 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm, Thursday, December 20th at 8:00 pm, Friday, December 21st at 8:00 pm, and Saturday, December 22nd 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm READ MORE

Voice of the Faithful's 10th year anniversary conference (IrishCentral)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:46:54 PDT

The worldwide Catholic Church reform movement Voice of the Faithful, which started in 2002 in outrage and dismay that the Church’s power structure had kept clergy sexual abuse of children secret, is marking its tenth year with a conference in Boston this September The event is expected to draw supporters from across the United States and EuropeVOTF was started here in Boston, but is international now with some 30,000 members and a strong presence in Ireland Many of the US members are also Irish or Irish-American READ MORE

New York’s 9/11 fire chief to celebrate 10th Anniversary in Dublin with message of peace - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:01:22 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

A retired fire chief will be marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy in Dublin this weekend, at a special event.

Memories of a devastated New York City on 9/11’s 10th anniversary (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:40:25 PDT

Illustration by Caty BartholomewI was on air in the Clare FM studios in Ennis when it happened The discussion on the current affairs show was about coping with bereavement when the newsroom advised me on the headphones that a plane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers in New YorkWe switched on the mute TV screen in the studio in time to watch what might have been a tragic accident evolving into an atrocity in apparent slow-mo over New YorkTears began running down the cheeks of the bereavement counselor READ MORE

9/11-- how the Irish are remembering the 10th anniversary (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:05:07 PDT

While people all over the world are certainly mindful of the terrible tragedy that occurred on that sunny September morning in New York City, the Irish have a special interest in paying their respects it seems, as the Ground Zero 360 exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and History in Dublin is seeing huge footfall since it opened on August 18thPoignant reminders of that fateful day, forever etched in our lives, are portrayed in Nicola McClean’s haunting panoramic photographsClear evidence of our long history of emigration to the US READ MORE

9/11 10th Anniversary – New study shows Word Trade Center exposure led to increase in cancer (IrishCentral)

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:42:29 PDT

By: KATE HICKEY

A new study has refuted the claims that there is no link between the World Trade Center attacks and the rise of cancer in those who worked in the attack zone. The study shows that firefighters on site on 9/11 are now 19 percent more likely to develop cancer.

A fitting end for Denis Leary’s ‘Rescue Me’ on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:40:28 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Just days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center the finale of Dennis Leary’s “Rescue Me” will be aired. A fitting ending to the comedy drama dedicated to the firefighters of New York City.

‘Irishmen Who Are Drunks’ - a reaction to FDNY's discriminatory remarks (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:40:08 PDT

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 looms, you see many stories these days about firefighters and their families, and how they are coping with the loss of loved ones and the passage of time since that terrible dayBut that’s not all you will hear about the FDNY these days For the past several weeks, Brooklyn Federal Court has been the setting for a federal discrimination trial against the New York City fire department The feds are looking into allegations that the FDNY discriminates against minority firefighters READ MORE