The Hibernian Independent
Read The Hibernian Independent to keep up with popular topics and current controversies in Portland, Ireland and Irish America.
How the Irish fought for the cause of Independence
Happy 250th Anniversary of America’s Independence from Britain. We hear a lot about the Irishmen among the signers of the founding documents. But what about the Irishmen who fought on the ground? There were a lot more than you would guess. Read about their contribution to your independence in the PDX Hibernian Independent.
Ireland. Oregon. Easter Lillies.
Easter Season brings reminders of the 1916 Easter Monday Rising in Ireland. Find out how the Easter Lily from Oregon became a symbol of Republicanism after 1916. Included in the latest edition of the PDX Hibernian Independent: Rita O’Hare. Outside Mullingar. Ireland’s soccer women step up.
Did Trump just endorse a United Ireland?
Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day 2026 from Portland to San Francisco to the White House to Heppner to Montserrat, really. PDX Hibernian Independent has coverage.
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.