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Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

15.03.2025

3rd annual Washington Forum on Northern Ireland | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

The live blog is closed. Thanks to those who checked in during the day. MH Northern Ireland has come a long way in the 27 years since the Good Friday Agreement. The region is uniquely positioned economically. But there is still work to do, especially regarding the legacy of the Troubles. UPDATE 3: Northern Ireland…

Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

17.03.2025

Remembering COVID’s deadly impact on St. Patrick’s Day | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

It's now five years since COVID-19 began spreading sickness and death across the world. The cancelation of St. Patrick's Day parades and related events in America and Ireland became an early, signal sign of the pandemic's impact on our daily lives. It was hardly the most important development, to be sure, but it certainly presaged…

Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

21.03.2025

Four great stories about American journalists in Ireland | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

Below are four recent stories about American journalists in Ireland. The six correspondents highlighted in these pieces visited the country between 1919 and 1925. Their work drew attention on both sides of the Atlantic. My research in this subject area continues. Suggestions and comments are welcome. MH   Richard Lee Strout: A Young American Reporter In…

Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

02.04.2025

Zoom presentation on Michael J. O’Brien coming April 21 | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

As historiographer of the American Irish Historical Society, County Cork-born Michael J. O'Brien focused on Irish contributions to colonial America. In 1919, as the Irish War of Independence heated up, he published A Hidden Phase of American History: Ireland’s Part in America’s Struggle for Liberty. The book was deployed to help make the case for…

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