William J. Flynn:
Irish America Hall of Fame
A leader in business and a force for progress in the Northern Ireland peace process. When William J. Flynn was celebrated in...
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Dr. John L. Lahey:
2011 Irish American of the Year
The president of Quinnipiac University is honored as a leading educator and keeper of our heritage. When John L. Lahey was a boy, he once accompanied his father, a hard-working bricklayer, to a...
MoreDr. Kevin Cahill:
Irish America Hall of Fame
Several buzzwords, not all of them kind, have been used to describe the current state of health care in America. The word that guides Dr. Kevin Cahill’s nearly 50-year career in medicine is...
MorePresident William J. Clinton:
Irish America Hall of Fame
Politician, peacemaker, and hero to millions of Irish. As a major supporter of the Irish peace process, Bill Clinton moved mountains. The 42nd President of the United States took the strongest...
MoreMary Higgins Clark:
Irish America Hall of Fame
A bestselling author who is proud to call herself “an Irish girl from the Bronx.” The oldest living resident of New York died recently at age 111 and in a New York Times article only...
MoreChuck Feeney:
Irish America Hall of Fame
The billionaire who selflessly and quietly gave it all away. Charles “Chuck” Feeney has amassed billions of dollars in wealth. However, he doesn’t own an opulent house, a car or a Rolex. He...
MoreMichael Flatley:
Irish America Hall of Fame
The man who brought Irish dance to the global stage. He’s been the world’s most famous lord for the past 15 years. Now Michael Flatley is poised to become a movie star . . . and a 3D one at...
MoreWilliam J. Flynn:
Irish America Hall of Fame
A leader in business and a force for progress in the Northern Ireland peace process. When William J. Flynn was celebrated in a special issue of Irish America in 2008, the outpouring of praise from...
MoreDenis Kelleher:
Irish America Hall of Fame
The Irish Immigrant who became a titan of Wall Street. Denis Kelleher, the son of a shoemaker, immigrated to New York in 1958, at age 18, with $1.50 in his pocket. He was in search of a better life...
MoreJean Kennedy Smith:
Irish America Hall of Fame
Activist, humanitarian, diplomat. Often referred to as the shy Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith has quietly blazed her own trail while still holding true to the family legacy of public service. The last...
MoreDr. James Watson:
Irish America Hall of Fame
He helped map the structure of DNA. Next up is a cure for cancer. James Watson helped unravel the structure of DNA, a feat so stunning that it is considered the greatest scientific achievement of the...
MoreIrish Eye on Hollywood:
Upcoming Film Releases
Tom Deignan with the latest happenings in Film and Television. It’s still early in 2011, but so far the Irish newcomer of the year has to be Colin O’Donoghue. The Drogheda native starred...
MoreLights On: Lights Out
A review of the latest FX hit, Lights Out “It’s a family drama. It’s about my relationship with my wife and children.” – Holt McCallany about his character, Patrick “Lights”...
MoreWhat Are You Like?
Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains The leader and founder of The Chieftains, six-time Grammy-winners and the world’s most popular Irish traditional music group, grew up in Donnycarney, Co. Dublin and...
MoreA Glimpse of Ireland Past
Sharon Ni Choncuir discovers that ‘Romantic Ireland’ is still alive. ‘Romantic Ireland is dead and gone. It’s with O’Leary in the grave.’ This was Yeats’ lament in the...
MorePortraits of the Irish Leaving Home
Photographer David Monahan has been powerfully documenting the recent wave of Irish emigration in photographs taken just before their subjects’ departures to different corners of the...
MoreHis Brother’s Keeper: Commodore John Barry
John Barry, the father of the American Navy, went to seas as a child to escape the Irish penal laws and rose to command the entire U.S. fleet. Tim McGrath writes that Barry’s skills as a...
MoreWhat’s The Story With the Nuns?
Mary Pat Kelly visits the nuns of her old novitiate to talk about the work they are doing and the Vatican investigation into their lives. With a green pen and a grateful smile I began to sign my...
MoreA Who’s Who of Grand Marshals
Grand Marshals of St. Patrick’s Day Parades across the nation. From New York to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and from Rock Island, Illinois to New London, Wisconsin, thousands of people from a range...
MoreThe Man Who Runs the Parade
“I could tell you a million and one stories,” says John Dunleavy. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be chairman of this parade.” John Dunleavy, 72, has been...
MoreThe Hannah: An Irish Odyssey
The story of The Hannah, an Irish famine ship that hit an iceberg in 1849, is now a documentary. John Kernaghan explains how it happened and how Irish America played a part. Paddy Murphy’s body is...
MoreWhen the Men are Gone
Tom Deignan talks with author Siobhan Fallon about her writing, her Irish-American upbringing, and being an Army wife. Siobhan Fallon attended school in England, traveled widely in Ireland (where her...
MoreReview of Books
A selection of recently published books of Irish and Irish American interest. Click Here to purchase these books at Kenny’s Books Recommended The Empty Family I did everything I could to not...
MoreMusic Reviews
Reviews of recent releases from Irish and Irish-American artists. Barleyjuice Skulduggery Street A band sure to come under their fair share of Pogue comparisons, Barleyjuice’s new album...
MoreSláinte! Trees, Tea and ESP
Edythe Preet explores ancient traditions of fortune telling and explains how to see the future in a cup of tea. My Irish grandmother, Margaret McCaffrey, was a psychic. “Pooh! Not possible,” you...
MoreRoots: A Look at the Laheys and the Leahys
Have you always thought the surnames Lahey and Leahy were variations of the same name? Think again! Lahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey,...
MoreThose We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American community
A Tribute to Those who have Passed John Barry 1933-2011 Oscar-winning composer John Barry died on January 30 from a heart attack, at age 77. Barry’s compositions heightened the drama and...
MoreHibernia
Those We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American community
A Tribute to Those who have Passed John Barry 1933-2011 Oscar-winning composer John Barry...
Lights On: Lights Out
A review of the latest FX hit, Lights Out “It’s a family drama. It’s about my relationship...
Roots: A Look at the Laheys and the Leahys
Have you always thought the surnames Lahey and Leahy were variations of the same name? Think again!...
A Who’s Who of Grand Marshals
Grand Marshals of St. Patrick’s Day Parades across the nation. From New York to Hot Springs,...
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Upcoming Film Releases
Tom Deignan with the latest happenings in Film and Television. It’s still early in 2011, but so...