News from Ireland

An Island Community: The Ebb and Flow of the Great Blasket Island.

When: Thursday, 9 July, 2015

An Island Community: The Ebb and Flow of the Great Blasket Island is a voluminous social history of the abandoned Great Blasket Island, off the wild south west coast of Ireland, which touches on its history, culture and folklore.

Minister for the Diaspora Jimmy Deenihan, chief executive of Irish in Britain Jennie McShannon, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan at Dublin Castle this week.

Ireland's First Global Civic Forum

When: Monday, 8 June, 2015

The first event of its kind, Ireland Reaching Out was priviliged to be a participant at this forum and to be able to discuss matters of identity, heritage and sense of place with others working with the Diaspora community - both in Ireland and abroad.

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Mike Kelly reconnects with Ballymacward in County Galway

When: Thursday, 1 August, 2013

Mike Kelly always knew that his family originated from Galway: his great grandfather was James Kelly from Ballymacward, Co Galway and immigrated to Detroit USA in the 1800`s.

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Liam Mellows and His Stay in Knockjames Mountain, Ballyoughtra

When: Friday, 2 January, 2015

Liam Mellows (1895-1922) was an Irish Republican and Sinn Fein politician.  He was born in England, but grew up in County Wexford.  He was involved in nationalist politics from a young age and he was active in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a Founding member of the Irish Volunteers.

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