We had a great turnout of our Orange County Hibernians for the AOH California State Convention in September. I would like to thank all the Brothers who showed their support for Dan McGowan, and his Long Beach Brothers. These Brothers continue to show up in full force and represent the Order with style and grace, even with their Division [...]
The Joseph Plunkett-Joe McDonnell Division and guests from Orange County Divisions 2 & 3 gathered in Long Beach, CA, on July 9 to honor Vol. Joe McDonnell on the weekend of the 30th anniversary of his death from the Republican Hunger Strike of 1981. McDonnell was an unwavering Volunteer, committed to the Republican cause for [...]
Edward Casey Award Ceremony A great turnout of Orange County and Long Beach, California Brothers turned out to support the 7th annual AOH Edward Casey Award ceremony at the Fenians concert at Muldoon’s, Newport Beach. This prestigious AOH award was presented to Father Michael Hanifin, AOH Div 3 Chaplain for his outstanding leadership and spiritual [...]
On April 23rd, the Orange County Board, the Michael J. Farrell Sr. Div 2 and the Jerry O’Keefe Div 3 held their AOH 1916 Easter Commemoration at the VFW in Anaheim. This AOH Commemoration event was held to honor true Irish Patriots, Bill Ashe, and Andy Finnerty, AOH Div 2 charter members, as well as honoring all the fallen Heroes [...]
West Coast Walk for Life in San Francisco The seventh annual RIGHT TO LIFE WALK began at 11:00AM with people gathering at the Justin Herman Plaza at the foot of Market Street on Saturday, January 22, 2011. More than 40,000 people participated in the walk from the San Francisco Embarcadero Waterfront to the Marina Greens. [...]
Bishop Ward marks 90th birthday Retired Auxiliary Bishop John Ward, one of only three living U.S. bishops who participated as a bishop at Vatican II, celebrated his 90th birthday on Sept. 28th. Bishop Ward, born Sept. 28, 1920 in Los Angeles, attended Holy Cross School, Los Angeles College (the former junior seminary) and St. John’s [...]
California passes SR45 Supporting Reunification of Ireland The California State Senate voted overwhelmingly on August 31, 2010 for a resolution expressing its strong support for Irish reunification and urging the California Congressional delegation to support the final reunification of Ireland by all peaceful means. The measure, SJR 45, introduced by Senators Leland Yee (San Francisco) [...]
On August 22nd, the AOH Jerry O’Keefe Division #3 of Orange County, California presented the sixth Annual AOH Edward Casey award, and what a day it was for the Irish! I was extremely proud to be part of the ceremonies and to witness Sister Eymard Flood receive this year’s award. In fact, Sister Flood was the first woman to receive this prestigious award. Sister [...]
On June 19th&20th, the AOH of Orange County had a recruiting booth at the Irish Fair at Irvine Meadows. We were able to sign up four new members to our Order: Brendan Foye, Ron Lippa, Gerald Noonan, and Josh Bastian. Many thanks to all the Brothers who offered their time and efforts in our recruiting [...]
On April 3rd, the Michael J. Farrell Sr. Division #2 and the Jerry O’Keefe Division #3 of Orange County, California held their AOH Easter Commemoration at the VFW in Anaheim. This AOH Commemoration event was held to honor a true Irish Patriot, Bill Ashe, AOH Division #2 charter member, as well as honoring all the fallen Heroes for Irish Freedom in 1916. [...]
