It is unacceptable that as the fifth richest country in the world, Ireland still has over 16% of its population (780,000 people) living below the poverty line, according to the Society of St Vincent de Paul charity.
The Galway Cathedral stands as a landmark for the city of tribes. It was built on the site of an old jail. Although controversial at the time, it put a lot of Irish to work and got the attention of Catholics worldwide, including U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Irish immigrants arrive home to vote in their thousands as Ireland makes history, with a once in a lifetime referendum on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.
Marty Walsh honors Irish immigrants who built America and gave back to their homeland as he becomes the first person to be granted the Freedom of County Galway.
