4th April 2008

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Irish Chamber Orchestra
Friday, April 11th
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield, CT
The Orchestra's only public appearance in the Metro NY/CT area on their U.S. Tour. Artistic Director Anthony Marwood, violinist and Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year, introduces a program of excitement, invention and audacity, traversing four centuries. One of the most vibrant ensembles on the international music scene, the ICO delivers "the intimate intensity of a chamber group, the range and power of an orchestra." (The Irish Times)

Bertie Resignation Shocks Americans
Bertie's resignation came as major shock to most Irish Americans. After Ahern announced on Wednesday morning last that he was stepping down on May 6th my phone hardly stopped ringing with surprised callers.

Second Ave Subway Hits Business
A NEW business endeavor for a Galway man turned rapidly sour when ground broke for the Second Avenue subway line in Manhattan right outside his front door last year.

A Mother's Son and the Marines
AN Irish American mother who lost her son in Iraq last year used the $20,000 death benefit she received from the government to fly her son's whole platoon from North Carolina to Boston to participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade in her son's honor.

Rights for Gays Under New Bill
GAY couples are to have many of the same benefits of married partners under the terms of new legislation being prepared by the government.

Tragic Family Speaks of Deaths
THE family of a double-tragedy that shocked the country when a young woman killed her daughter on her first Communion weekend and then took her own life have spoken for the first time of their "nightmare" year since then.

Irish Voice Classifieds

The Richest of the Rich
THE Sunday Independent in Ireland published its annual list of who's making what over there, and to absolutely no one's surprise, U2 top the list of wealthiest entertainers, with a healthy bank balance of €900 million.


Farrell's New Role
COLIN Farrell recently said that he hates the pressure of working on big-budget films, so it's no surprise that one of his next projects will be a low-budget project to be helmed by a Bosnian filmmaker.

Conan in a Stew 02
NBC talk show host Conan O'Brien got his Irish up at Good Housekeeping magazine over a recipe that was published in its March issue.

Daddy's Little Girl
BOB Geldof's teen daughter Peaches, a fixture in the British gossip columns, tried to impersonate dad by being a rock star last week, but her mini-set at a London club didn't go down a treat with her fans.

Shaz Has What It Takes
A BLACK lesbian Irish activist who shaves her head. Uh-huh. Yeah, right. I thought the same thing as you while I prepared to meet Shaz Oye before her gig at Asbury Park's the Saint.

Healed Duddy Returns to U.S.
MIDDLEWEIGHT John Duddy, 24-0, will return to the U.S. next week after taking time out in Ireland following his win at Madison Square Garden against Walid Smichet on February 23.

Rangers Surge Ahead of Celtic
CELTIC came out fighting after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at league leaders Rangers severely dented their title ambitions, with midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura adamant that they can win all eight remaining Premier League games and pip their fierce rivals to the championship.

Fan Abuse Causes Maughan to Quit
JOHN Maughan sensationally quit as manager of the Roscommon football team on Monday after shipping abuse from fans after his team's 0-7 to 1-14 defeat to Westmeath in Kiltoom on Sunday left them on the brink of relegation from Division Two of the NFL.

Brooklyn Team Grows
WHILE the GAA in New York has had its tough breaks in the last three years with the senior and junior divisions both losing teams, the local Minor Board has shown that it is growing ever stronger.

Dunne Is No April Fool
TUESDAY was April Fool's Day. No surprise there. The first of April is normally a day when the world celebrates nonsensical news items that we are all supposed to take as fact. I'm pretty sure the tradition applies in America as much as it does this side of the Atlantic, and this year was no different in Ireland.

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IRISH AMERICA MAGAZINE - TOP 100 Irish Americans

Irish-American of The Year
Tom Moran has used his quiet style of diplomacy to bring aid to Africa and promote peace in Northern Ireland.


Finest in Dance • Music • Acting
Daniel Day-Lewis - Des Bishop - The Downeys, Robert Sr. and Robert Jr. - John Doyle ...

Finest in Community
Seamus Heaney - Dr. Kevin Cahill - Loretta Brennan Glucksman - Kelly Candaele ...

Finest in Education
Caroline Kennedy - Rev. Joseph McShane - James J. Murphy - Maureen Murphy

Finest Peacemakers
Bill and Hillary Clinton - William Barry - Susan Brophy - John Connorton

Finest in Politics and Public Services
Mayor Richard M. Daley - Ambassador Tom Foley - Edward Gillespie - Ray Kelly

Finest In Sport
Tom Brady - Tom Coughlin - Jack Curran - Matt Cullen

Those we lost
Ed Brennan - Bob Callahan - Richard C. Casey - David Ervine

Finest Writers & Media
Jimmy Breslin - Dr. Jerrold Casway - Phil Donahue - Jim Dwyer

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GREENCARD

Becoming an Irish Citizen
"I DESIRE to live and work in Ireland as an Irishman...I have a great aunt born in Co. Wexford who raised my mother after the death of my natural grandmother in childbirth. In other words, I have a great aunt who became my step grandmother."

The Irish Born Signatories of the American Declaration of Independence
Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of July 4, 1776. Forty-Eight were born in the American 'Colonies'. Of the eight foreign-born, three were born in Ireland.

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