Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 1 – Orleans Parish, Division 1 – Jefferson Parish, and Division 1 – St. Tammany Parish, gathered between October 3 and 5 to say an emotional but thankful farewell to The Most Reverend Philip M. Hannan, the former Archbishop of New Orleans. Hannan, the namesake of Division [...]

The Louisiana Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies AOH held their bi-annual State Convention on Saturday, July 23 at St. Dominic’s Church and School in New Orleans. The event was well attended by members from the five Divisions throughout the state. The convention was chaired by Past State President Patrick Sens. Outgoing State President [...]

Tom Connolly, Chair of the Veterans Committee for the AOH in the New Orleans Area, organized the creation and shipping of 71 boxes of cookies, candy bars, and Ramen noodle packages to Father Fintan Kilmurray, a military chaplain in Afghanistan.  Fr. Kilmurray is an Irish-born priest from the Diocese of Biloxi who requested the items [...]

Cronin Named Man of the Year The Louisiana Board of the AOH, Philip M. Hannan, Cardinal Gibbons, Acadian, and Republic of West Florida Divisions named Joseph James Cronin Sr. as Irishman of the Year for 2010.  A retired longshoreman and veteran of the New Orleans Police Department, Mr. Cronin was born in New Orleans in [...]