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# Henry Healy

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# in moneygall
They had a 'mighty time' in 2011 - but what's life like now in Obama's ancestral village?
As the sun sets on the Obama presidency, we spend a day in Moneygall.
# Henry The Eighth
Henry Healy: Finding out I was Barack Obama's 8th cousin transformed my life
The US President’s closest Irish relation was speaking ahead of the official opening of a Barack Obama visitor centre in Moneygall today.
# the craic
Did you catch these Obama-related things that happened today?
Yawning, colouring in and Mexican waves.
# ambassador
Obama's Moneygall cousin to work on connecting Ireland's global diaspora
Henry Healy “delighted” to join the Ireland Reaching Out campaign.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Your essential round-up of the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
# Henry Healy
Henry Healy rules out a career in politics
President Obama’s cousin looks to teaching after being let go from the job he held for six years.
# fiscal compacted
Referendum roundup: 8 days to go
Austerity treaty, stability treaty or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.
# St Patrick's Day
Moneygall publican gets invite to the White House
Both Ollie Hayes and his nephew Henry Healy have received official invites to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with the Obamas.
# Tourism
The Queen and Obama may have opened Ireland's tourist floodgates
Cork, Tipperary, Kildare and Moneygall are all seeing an increase in interest following the visits by the US President and Queen Elizabeth II. Twitter reveals that people are going to Moneygall just to say they were there.