Irish in Toronto
This podcast showcases the Irish living in Toronto today. We discuss why they came, what made them stay, what they miss about home and will their future be in Canada or in Ireland. Subscribe and share with your friends and family. Please send any feedback, positive or negative to pasheehan31@gmail.com. Thanks to Shannon Heaton for the music. Please listen to her podcast, 'Irish Music Stories', a show about traditional music. Thanks to Natalie Barbuzzi for our lovely logo. Thanks to Barry Conway for convincing me this was a good idea. Bain taitneamh as! Enjoy!
Irish in Toronto
Alan McConnell, Lawyer and President of Friends of Sinn Féin (Canada)
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Pa Sheehan
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Episode 44
Today, I’ll be chatting with Alan McConnell. Born in Larne, County Antrim, Alan moved to Vancouver as a young boy in 1973, admittedly with little interest in Irish affairs at the time. Following his teenage years in British Columbia and his studies in both Québec and Ontario, Alan became more politically aware which led him to where he is today, a lawyer in Toronto and the President of the Friends of Sinn Féin (Canada).
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