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Malachy Mahon Steps Down as President of the CHSC

BURNABY - Malachy Mahon has served as President of the Celtic Heritage Society of Canada (CHSC) for the past two-and-a-half years. Since the Irish-born Burnaby...more

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Canada Post Releases New Stamp To Honour Canada's War Heroes

Remembrance Day is November 11 and this year Canada Post has issued a stamp to honour those Canadians who were awarded the Victoria Cross. This medal was for most...more

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Canada Post to Commemorate the Victoria Cross and its Heroes

VANCOUVER - Canada Post will issue a stamp in late October honouring the Victoria Cross and its winners. There will be some launches around the province and a great...more

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Champion of Irish American Cultural Relations Dies at Age 89

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Dr. Eoin McKiernan, the Irish-American academic who founded the Irish American Cultural Institute and dedicated his life to fostering cultural ties between...more

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Rideau Canal Celtic Cross Unveiling Ceremonies

OTTAWA - A memorial to the canal workers and their families who died building the Rideau Canal between 1826_32 was unveiled on June 27. The monument is located...more

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Irishwoman Wins Legal Battle to Leave Canada With Her Children

VANCOUVER - Dublin-born Naomi Daly and her five-year-old twin daughters, Brenna and Dallaire must leave Canada voluntarily or they will be deported. Naomi has spent...more

Irish American Cultural Institute Opens New Art Gallery

LIMERICK - The Irish American Cultural Institute's O'Malley Art Collection and Gallery at the University of Limerick opened on April 22. The Irish American Cultural Institute's...more

Welsh Society Lodges Protest to Protect Canada's Heritage

VANCOUVER - In a year when Americans are launching celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition, it is unfortunate that Parks Canada...more

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U.S. Bound Irish Travellers Will Now be Fingerprinted

DUBLIN - Irish people travelling to the United States will be fingerprinted and photographed before being permitted to board flights bound for the United States under new...more

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Ancient Hill of Tara Threatened by New Road Development

An urgent international protest has been launched to save one of Ireland's most sacred historical sites in the Boyne Valley, County Meath. The objective is to prevent ...more

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Handsworth Rugby Tour - England & Ireland 2004

The Handsworth Senior Boys' Rugby Team will embark on an exciting tour of Ireland and England next March and are seeking sponsors...more

Belfast Youth Arrive in Vancouver for International
Exchange Program

Vancouver is welcoming it's third Shamrock Program participants - a partnership with Springboard (Belfast) & YES Canada BC (Burnaby)....more

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