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Presiding Officer of Scottish Parliament to Visit Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The Centre for Scottish Studies at Simon Fraser University has announced that George Reid, the Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the Scottish Parliament will visit Vancouver ...more

New Permanent Gaeltacht Planned for Ontario

KINGSTON - Cumann na Gaeltachta in Kingston, Ontario, has purchased a 60-acre parcel of land near Erinsville (Tamworth), Ontario, to establish their permanent Gaeltacht site. ...more

Do You Have an Old Irish Passport?

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin will be launching a new biometric passport this autumn. To coincide with the launch of this new version of the passport...more

Immigration Reform "Critical" for 50,000 Undocumented Irish

BOSTON - At its recent annual general meeting in Boston the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centres encouraged its members from...more

Two Jr. Belfast Hockey Players Get to Meet the Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - On March 20 I attended a "Kitchen Party" held at the home of John and Ann Carr. The Dublin-born Carr family is well-known...more

Irish American Cultural Institute Honours Retiring Chairman

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI) honored its former Chairman and CEO John P. Walsh with the Annie Moore Award...more

Welsh Exile Ceremony to End

VANCOUVER - When Vancouver Welsh Society member John Pritchard led a coterie of Welsh exiles on to the stage of the National Eisteddfod of Wales last...more

It's a Long Long Way from Baghdad to Vancouver:

Meet Martin Cronin, The New British Consul-General

VANCOUVER - It was just before Christmas and festivities in the city were in full swing and I had an invitation to attend the annual Christmas party hosted by...more

Charity Targets London Scots Trapped in Poverty

LONDON - A charity has been launched to help poverty-stricken Scots living in London. The actress Blythe Duff, of Scots police drama Taggart, and a former...more