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WIP Alum Sharon Haughey in Irish Times

The Irish Times has an extensive profile on Secretary Clinton, including a special section on her relationship with WIP Alum Sharon Haughey.

Sharon was a member of the WIP Class of 2003, and interned in then Senator Clinton’s office on Capitol Hill.

When Sharon returned to Armagh she became more involved in politics locally and won a seat on her local council in 2005.

Last June she was appointed the first Lord Mayor of Armagh

Read the article here!

Featured 10Qs: Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor RTE

“The Biggest Difficulty in any Conflict is to get a Pause in the Anger” Read more

Featured Blog: Brewing up a storm in Washington DC – Vickie Kiely

An incredible experience of a different type to those more typical to WIP, put things in perspective for Vickie Kiely.

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Class 2011- WIP Update

 With the Class of 2011 graduated, this report is aimed to provide a flavor of the activities, debates and discussions that the students participated in. Many thanks to all of our supporters for their contributions of time, money, support and involvement.

Click WIP-SummerReport-2011 to review the report.

Walking in Death and Learning to Live

Vicky Kavanagh from the WIP Class of 2011 reflects on her experience at Ground Zero in July 2011.

Last week, I travelled to New York with Richard to film some of RTE’s news coverage for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. It was one of the most incredible and humbling experiences of my life.

During our 4 days in New York, I met a variety of people who were affected by this devastating tragedy. Out of many memorable moments during my trip, one that stands out for me was our tour and filming of the memorial currently under construction at Ground Zero. Read more

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