AGP Executive Report
Last update: 40 minutes agoIrish Language Abroad: Cavan teacher Eimear Coyle has returned after a Fulbright year teaching Irish in Milwaukee, focusing on conversational classes and building community with students who want to reconnect with their heritage. Canada-Ireland Partnership: Mark Carney met Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, arguing middle-power countries should team up rather than chase favour with the US, while also agreeing to expand co-operation on AI, life sciences and food security. Charity & Community: Strokestown sisters Róisín and Cara Doherty cut and donate their hair for Sunflower Children’s Hospice, turning a personal sacrifice into wigs for children dealing with hair loss. Local History: A Mayo piece revisits the 1847 famine in Castlebar, including how priests died tending the sick and how international relief helped keep communities alive. Culture & Faith: A Knock colouring book inspired by the shrine’s landmarks has been published by a local woman, offering a low-cost creative way for children to engage with Marian heritage. Politics & Accountability: Taoiseach Micheál Martin says a commission found Bill Kenneally’s treatment was “horrific” and “reprehensible”, but that there’s “no evidence” of a Fianna Fáil cover-up. Royal Pageantry: Trooping the Colour dominated weekend coverage, with Kate and the children drawing attention alongside the flypast and ceremonial display.
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