Lansdowne returned to winning ways with an impressive victory over a well drilled and much improved Connecticut Yankees team, prevailing by a score of 17 points to 12 in a lively encounter last weekend in Westport, Connecticut. The game started inauspiciously for Lansdowne as the opposition dominated the early exchanges and registered the first try of the day within the first 10 minutes following some effective recycling in the pack. Lansdowne continued to struggle for a while afterwards with the inevitable concession of penalties and at the breakdown.

A Connecticut university will host the symposium, “Exploring the Legacies of the Great Hunger: The Cultural, Spiritual, Psychological and Political Consequences for Today’s Ireland from Centuries of Colonization” on May 17.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy had some choice words for NRA chief Wayne La Pierre who has ridiculed the state’s new bill and whose all-out defense of guns has led to clashes between pro and anti-gun lobbies.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley has revealed he will challenge Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy again for the office in 2014 -- and also dished on his favorite perks when he was envoy in Dublin.

Vice President Joe Biden has called tougher gun control laws on Thursday at a conference on gun violence just miles from Newtown, Connecticut, the town still reeling from the horrific shooting massacre at an elementary school there in December.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy has revealed how he was reduced to tears as he told Newtown parents their children had died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Newtown, Connecticut, the site of the elementary school massacre, was never the same after a massive influx of Irish immigrants, many of whom came through the area as railroad workers in the early 19th century and stayed to farm land abandoned by earlier farmers, according to Wikipedia.

The American flag was flying at half mast over the White House on Friday in honor of the victims who died in the most deadliest elementary school shooting spree in U.S. history.

A lawyer based in Connecticut, Michael J. McCabe is the treasurer of the Irish Heritage Society of Milford

This past Saturday, home side Lansdowne utilized an expansive approach as they displayed their best performance of the season. After a brief absence, Blake Mannion made a welcome return to the pitch and impacted immediately. In the 5th minute after a lengthy sprint, center Mannion fortuitously chipped ahead towards Man of the Match EJ Brutus, who emphatically slammed down in the corner. The conversion by Austin Purcell gave Lansdowne a 7-0 advantage. Four minutes later, the Connecticut out half slotted a penalty from in front of goal after several effective phases. In the 11th minute, the Yankees got to within 1 as a Lansdowne infringement gave the visitors another shot at goal. For the next 26 minutes, the match was played evenly as neither side was able to breach the opposition's defense. However, in minute 38, Lansdowne advanced into Connecticut territory and earned a shot at goal. Austin Purcell's conversion gave Lansdowne a 10-6 halftime lead.

Visiting Danbury scored 22 unanswered points in the 2nd half to pull away from the home side. Up until the 65th minute, the match was a tightly contested affair. But Danbury's committed defense prevented Lansdowne from making a signature comeback.

Steven Hayes, a Connecticut man on death row for the horrific murder of a mother and two daughters, was caught out while attempting a bizarre suicide attempt. Hayes was attempting suicide, very slowly, hoping to use his allergic reaction to oysters.

The Connecticut Irish Festival will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary on June 23 and 24 at the North Haven Fairgrounds, Route 5, 300 Washington Avenue. This event, sponsored by the Irish American Community Center, is the longest running Irish Festival in New England. Each year, thousands assemble to partake in a program featuring the finest in Irish music, dance, and sports while enjoying the camaraderie of those with similar interests.

An Irish famine memorial section at Quinnipiac University’s Arnold Bernhard Library is set to be moved off campus into a public facility. ‘An Gorta Mor,’ (The Great Hunger) will be moved to Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, and will be recognized as an official "Ireland's Great Hunger Museum."

The Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut will play host to one of the worldwide exhibits that will mark the centenary of the Titanic’s sinking in 1912. Scheduled to open on April 12, 2012, ‘Titanic - 12,450 Feet Below’ will feature interactive touch-screens in the exhibit.