Hibernian Independent

Twice a month the Hibernian Independent goes where no newsletter has ever gone - covering the Irishness of the Portland area. Subscribing to the newsletter is easy. Just send your email to portlandhiberniansociety@gmail.com Read the PDX Hibernian Independent to keep up with the popular topics and  current controversies in Ireland. 

Celebrating Bloomsday - 2024
Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher

Celebrating Bloomsday - 2024

Ulysses was published in Europe in 1922 but not in America until 1934. Hundreds of copies were smuggled in before that. (Ernest Hemingway was one of the “bookleggers”.) Every June we commemorate Bloomsday.

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Pre-Bloomsday Special Edition
Portland Hibernian Society Portland Hibernian Society

Pre-Bloomsday Special Edition

The latest edition of the PDX Hibernian Independent includes information about the PHS Bloomsday Celebration, the court case that Ulysses won, the fate of the Tri Color, Ronald Reagan in Tipperary and reactions to Ireland’s recognition of Palestine.

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