It has been 15 months since the Cincinnati Convention and most of us wonder where the time has gone, as do I. It is an honor and privilege to serve my Hibernian brothers as the Chairman of Anti Defamation and National Director for the West. It has been 10 years since I was first elected [...]

It is the middle of August and I hope all have had a wonderful summer. These are definitely the “dog days” of summer. What better way to celebrate the dog days than with a good Irish festival and, of course, an AOH family picnic. Our Division’s family picnic was just this week. It is great [...]

A momentous occasion occurred for Hibernians in Montana in June: We celebrated our Irish heritage in the town that Thomas Francis Meagher called home while in Montana, Virginia City. The town of Virginia City celebrated its second annual “Irish Weekend”.  If you have never been to Virginia City it is an active ghost town and [...]

My hope is that all my Hibernian brothers and sisters had a wonderful Easter with family and friends.  During Easter week you can’t help but think of the history of Ireland just a short 95 years ago and the 1916 Easter Rising and our leaders who were executed at Kilmainham Prison. Let us not forget [...]

The calendar says we are heading into spring but the weather here in Montana is still reminding us it is winter.  This is such a great time of the year for all Hibernians.  As we plan for all the festivities we might need to have our cross country skis ready for our St Patrick’s Day [...]

As we enter the most wonderful part of the year to celebrate our Irish heritage, let us not forget that not all people have the same enthusiasm as we do.  We must continually be vigilant to fight against those who defame our heritage.  U.S. Presidents have proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month throughout this country [...]

The Cincinnati convention is over and congratulations to Jim Magee and Judy Leddy National Co-Chairs of the 95th National Convention and to the entire delegation from Ohio for a marvelous convention. I would like to thank all my fellow Hibernian brothers for their support of my candidacy as National Director. It will be an honor [...]

The Cincinnati convention is over and congratulations to Jim Magee and Judy Leddy, National Co-Chairs of the 95th National Convention and to the entire delegation from Ohio for a marvelous convention. I would like to thank all my fellow Hibernian brothers for their support of my candidacy as National Director. It will be an honor [...]