News from Ireland
Historical All-Ireland Senior Football Finals
When: Wednesday, 16 December, 2020On Saturday, Mayo and Dublin Senior football teams will meet in Croke Park to battle for the Sam Maguire Cup. Dublin are competing to win their 6th Championship in a row, while Mayo will be looking to bring home the All-Ireland title for the first time in 69 years.
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MyHeritage subscription OFFER exclusively for IrelandXO Members
When: Friday, 30 April, 2021MyHeritage is an industry-leading platform that makes family history research easy and offers you some of the most advanced tools on the market to make fascinating discoveries about your ancestors.
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Irish Diaspora: People from Ireland all over the world
When: Monday, 10 October, 2022THE IRISH TOOK THE BOAT
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Chronicles Webinar: Irish actors of the silver screen
When: Friday, 13 November, 2020We will be using the XO Chronicles to learn about movie stars of the past who were of Irish birth or blood. Travel may be off the cards for the moment, but we can still connect with our Global Irish Community and learn more about our shared ancestry.
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Chronicles Webinar Playback: Liverpool Irish Festival
When: Tuesday, 24 November, 2020Scroll down for video Did you know that at least 50% of Liverpudlians can claim Irish ancestry? And many more of our ancestors would have travelled through this famous Irish Sea port on their way to other foreign destinations.
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Search our entire Message Board - 160,000 posts and replies!
When: Tuesday, 10 November, 2020General Post Office, Dublin. During the past 10 years, we have welcomed over 160,000 posts and replies on our message board and helped thousands of people reconnect with their ancestors' place of origin in Ireland.
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XO Chronicles - Remembering WW1
When: Wednesday, 11 November, 2020Many more Irish men and women joined the allied forces in the countries they had emigrated to, and thousands, such as Patrick Conheady and Charles Sharpe, gave up their lives in the ensuing battles.
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To Be Irish at Christmas
When: Tuesday, 1 December, 2020Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D. has announced an initiative to further connect with our global diaspora this December - To Be Irish at Christmas. Speaking on Monday, Minister Colm Brophy said:
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County in Focus - Leitrim
When: Wednesday, 2 December, 2020People The Leitrim Diaspora has no shortage of interesting characters. Here are some highlights from our database of Leitrim Ancestors. Click on the images below to learn more about the lives of these individuals.
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Creating Connections Playback: From Message Board to Meet & Greet
When: Monday, 25 May, 2020Scroll down for video Every year, thousands of bonds are made between people of Irish descent on the IrelandXO Message Board. Make sure that you are one of those connecting this year by replaying the Creating Connections webinar!
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