Jennifer Gallagher-Pinson, 46, the Denver based Irish woman who cared for the Aurora Batman shooting victims in the aftermath of the horrific attack has drowned. She was a critical care emergency room nurse.

Margaret ‘Molly’ Brown, one of the lifeboat survivors of the Titanic’s sinking in 1912, and daughter of Irish immigrants rose to fame following the ship’s disaster through her dedication to social work.

Two Irish men have been sentenced to six months in prison and three years probation along with a $17,600 fine for the attempted theft of rhinoceros horns, out of Denver, Colorado and bound for Ireland.

From New York to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and from Rock Island, Illinois to New London, Wisconsin, thousands of people from a range of backgrounds will come together to cheer on and participate in St. Patrick’s Day Parades. Here’s a look at some outstanding Irish Americans around the country who have been chosen by their communities to lead the marchers, dancers, bands, societies, and floats down the parade route.

The  President of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Ciaran Staunton, made a passionate speech at an ILIR meeting in Denver Saturday where he urged Irish Americans to remember that the Irish made up an estimated 50,000 of the 12 million undocumented people in the United States.

Stella O'Leary, president of Irish American Democrats, will host a lunch in Denver next week during the Democratic National Convention, to celebrate Senator Barack Obama's shared Irish and African ancestry. READ MORE ]]>