You recently received a set of AOH return address labels for your use. This is an effort on the part of the AOH National Board to express our appreciation for your past and anticipated support. We urge you to join us in meeting the needs of the many vital charities we have assisted over the [...]
Jim J. Herlihy – Former AOH National Director, passed away at the age of 91 on October 13th, 2011. Born in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland, and, of late, from Arlington, VA. Beloved husband of the late Hannah Marie Herlihy; loving father of Marian Goicoechea, Betty Thompson, Eileen Massumi, Colleen Herlihy, Erin Painter and Dan Herlihy; [...]
The Irish Way, a unique cultural experience for teenagers, is a nationally recognized summer study abroad program that has educated over 4,000 American high school students in grades 10 to 12 since 1976. The Irish Way was conceived by HRH Princess Grace of Monaco, who was the Irish American Cultural Institute’s Chairman until her untimely [...]
Frank Kearney Jr. of Connecticut has announced his intention to seek the office of National Treasurer at the 2012 National Convention in New York. Active in the Order since becoming a member in 1977, Kearney is a member of Division 1 in Meriden CT, where he has served in numerous positions, including three terms as [...]
We have been quite busy the past couple of months in our continuing effort to have March permanently established as Irish-American Heritage Month. I take this occasion to publicly thank Neil Cosgrove and John Schell for all they have done and continue to do. A couple of highlights of our ongoing efforts follow. [...]
Brothers, we have contracted with Harris Connect to upgrade our email address list and do a history of the AOH by our own AOH members. You can write down your own personal history of your family or your Division, County or State, and have it published in this book. There is no charge for putting [...]
Timothy Jaccard spoke at Division 7, East Islip, NY on October 16 about his involvement in Safe Haven, a secure place for newborns. He has been active in seeing legislation passed in all 50 states and D.C. that designates specific locations as “safe places” for desperate parents to surrender their unharmed newborns legally and confidentially. [...]
As boards and divisions continue to consider their contributions to the annual Freedom for All Ireland Christmas appeal, I would like to present a speech I made recently regarding Relatives for Justice. It is my hope that it will convey to you the importance of the work that we support with our appeal: It was [...]
The newest Ancient Order of Hibernians Major Degree Team is the Carraig Phadraig Major Degree Team in South Carolina. The team has been practicing for over a year and was chaired by Past State President Neil Diamond. National Ritual Chairman Patrick Shannon certified it at the 7th bi-annual State Convention in Charleston on October 22. [...]
In 2007, Mairtin O Muilleoir, publisher of the Irish Echo, announced the Golden Bridges award, to be annually presented in tribute to those who had built golden bridges of prosperity and investment between the U.S. and the North of Ireland. This year, the recipients are author Mike MacDonald, Mary McAleer of the Irish American Partnership [...]
