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Peter Breen | Monday, May 1, 2023
Notre Dame cheerleading selected four leprechauns for the 2023-2024 school year, the Notre Dame leprechaun Instagram account announced Sunday, April 23. After a multistep tryout involving open clinics, a written application, an audition video and several live performances, McKenna Englhardt, Colin Mahoney, Kylee Kazenski and Ryan Coury were chosen to lead the Fighting Irish in
Isa Sheikh and Liam Kelly | Wednesday, April 19, 2023
In Ballina, the town of his Irish ancestors, President Biden walked out on Saturday to the Notre Dame game-day Celtic punk favorite “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.” His trip to Ireland, marking the 25-year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, reinforced his “sense of optimism about what can be done,” he told reporters. On campus, in a
Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, April 12, 2023
I don’t know if I’ve told you, but last spring, I studied abroad in Dublin, Ireland. While a running joke in The Observer office is that I am quick to talk about it, to be honest, I don’t think I bring it up that much. Not any more than it deserves, anyways. In fact, it
Liam Kelly | Monday, March 27, 2023
On Friday afternoon, famed Irish writer Fintan O’Toole spoke at Notre Dame on his new book “We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland.” O’Toole’s book, part autobiography and part history, details the evolution of Ireland from a conservative to a modern society. When writing the book, O’Toole said, he tried to answer
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies hosted Kevin Byrne, consul general of Ireland to Chicago, in a panel Tuesday afternoon discussing Ireland’s relationship with the European Union (EU) over the past 50 years. Byrne was joined by Clíodhna Ní Chorráin, an Irish Fulbright language teaching assistant, sophomore Connor Marrott, who is the son of Irish immigrants
Anna Falk | Thursday, February 23, 2023
I’ve seen U2 in concert three times. Once at Acrisure Stadium (formerly Heinz Field) in Pittsburgh, once at the United Center in Chicago and once at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. While my attendance was largely based on the fact that my parents are giant fans and I wasn’t old enough to stay at
Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, February 6, 2023
A recent poll conducted in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland revealed information about public opinion regarding the unification of Ireland and other related items. The poll was a combined effort of the Irish Times and the joint research organization Analyzing and Researching Ireland North and South (ARINS). The organization is a collaboration
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 22, 2021
Welcoming both seasoned players and complete newcomers, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) brings a piece of Irish culture to campus through the sports of hurling and Irish football. The club began with a small group of students from Ireland in 2018 and has since grown to around 30 consistent members who are mostly American. Notre
Aidan O'Malley | Friday, October 22, 2021
No introduction today — here’s what I saw since we last spoke. “Belfast” One of this year’s Gala Presentations is “Belfast,” the new film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The 60-year-old actor turned filmmaker has had a long and accomplished career: he’s made several Shakespeare adaptations, most notably “Henry V” and “Hamlet”; he’s starred
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, October 23, 2020
This month, Notre Dame International Study Abroad program released a new podcast called BeyoND. Hosted by senior Sofia Perez, the podcast releases new episodes every Friday accessible on iTunes, Spotify and SoundCloud. Perez began her journey with the study abroad office when she applied in 2018 for the fall 2019 program in London. Perez said