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. 

Women Christmas Edition
Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher

Women Christmas Edition

Why Irish women look forward to January 6. Portland-area Irish affinity groups to gather Jan. 18.

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Pogues. Polls. President Kennedy
Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher

Pogues. Polls. President Kennedy

It will be a meteorological miracle if the sun shines on the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial on Wed. Dec 13, the day of its Fifteenth Anniversary.

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Dublin riot: It CAN happen here
Portland Hibernian Society Portland Hibernian Society

Dublin riot: It CAN happen here

Anyone who’s visited the capital of Ireland will recognize the names of the streets where rioting broke out.

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Why a website?
Portland Hibernian Society Portland Hibernian Society

Why a website?

Fans of the written word when written with Irish wit and insight filled Kells Restaurant on Nov. 16. News from Ireland - NYPD “choir” formed.

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U2 out there
Daniel J. Curran Daniel J. Curran

U2 out there

U2 has always been an ambitious band. Now there’s a venue to match those ambitions - The Sphere in Las Vegas. Daniel Curran reports.

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Writer’s Night
Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher

Writer’s Night

The latest Hibernian Independent with events, news from Ireland and how to dig into Portland’s Irish past.

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Nuns, Know Nothings, KKK
Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher

Nuns, Know Nothings, KKK

A unanimous Supreme Court ruling striking down an Oregon ballot measure to close down Catholic schools capped a forgotten battle. HI - Sept. 21.

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OOH AH, UP THE RA
Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher

OOH AH, UP THE RA

In their sixtieth year performing, the Wolfe Tones are still raising hell.

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