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The ancient order of Hibernians

They are America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organisation, set up for Catholic immigrants in 1836 in New York and Pennsylvania. Today, they have over 46,000 members with groups across the world. Last week they held a vote at their convention...

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15.05 19 Jul 2022


The ancient order of Hibernians


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15.05 19 Jul 2022


They are America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organisation, set up for Catholic immigrants in 1836 in New York and Pennsylvania. Today, they have over 46,000 members with groups across the world. Last week they held a vote at their convention proposing allowing women to join the order, but members voted against it. President of The Ancient Order of Hibernians Danny J 0’Connell joined Sean to discuss why.


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