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Ireland is now an immigration destination

Immigration report AOH September 2024 For the third consecutive year, the number of people seeking a better life in Ireland has continued to outnumber the people who left, according to a new report by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office 149,200 immigrants…

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Aug. 24 Stonewall Road cleanup

Our division completed its latest quarterly cleanup of Stonewall Road on Aug. 24. This Saturday morning event drew about eight members of our division. As usual, we began with the fellowship of sharing coffee and donuts provided by past president…

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AOH’s past president’s dinner draws a crowd

More than 30 members of our division and their spouses attended a dinner Saturday evening at the City Tavern in Manassas to recognize Patrick Sullivan’s two years of service as our president in 2022 and 2023. Half a dozen other…

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Our Lady of Knock Mass & breakfast

Thirty-five members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division and their families attended the 9:30 a.m. Mass at All Saints on August 18 to commemorate the apparition of Our Lady of Knock. After the Mass, about 30 of…

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Fitzpatrick is Virginia Hibernian of 2023

Vince Fitzpatrick has been named the Hibernian of the Year by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, beating nine other candidates who other divisions proposed. State Treasurer Patrick Sullivan presented the award at the August 12 meeting of the Father Edwin…

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June 10, 2024 Meeting Minutes

  Gerald Partsch  August 12, 2024 Minutes of the June 10, 2024 Meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division Highlights of the Meeting: One candidate, David Ralston, was welcomed into the order as a new member of the Father Kelley…

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Nonimmigrant Overstayers     

That’s the term that the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service uses for certain people who legally enter the United States either as tourists or using a Visa for temporary work or study as a student. At the end of their authorized admission…

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May 13, 2024 Division Meeting Minutes

Gerald Partsch  June 10, 2024 Minutes of the May 13, 2024 Meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division Highlights of the Meeting: One candidate, John Titus, was welcomed into the order as a new member of the Father Kelley…

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Irish students can attend U.S. colleges

Irish students who applied for F-1 VISAs for full-time college-level academic study in the United States were approved at a rate of 65 percent in 2022 and 80 percent in 2021. That’s based on information compiled by the website TheUSGrad.com,…

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April 8, 2024 Division Meeting Minutes

 Gerald Partsch  May 2, 2024Minutes of the April 8, 2024 Meeting of the Ancient Order of HiberniansFather Kelley DivisionHighlights of the Meeting: Two candidates, Thomas Kelley and Thomas Curtin, were welcomed into the order as new members of the Father Kelley Division.Propositions…

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