The Joy of Giving Back:
John Fitzpatrick
The RTE show Secret Millionaire followed American hotelier John Fitzpatrick as he spent a week undercover in one of...
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In This Issue
Bill Ford:
The Man Behind the Trademark
“Our name is on every product that we sell, and that really gave us the determination to see this through.” Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company is one of the top corporations in the world, and...
MoreThe Magic of the Diaspora
The First Word One Christmas was so much like another in those years, to quote Dylan Thomas. Looking back, it does seem as if all my childhood Christmases have fused into one glorious memory. I...
MoreIrish Eye on Hollywood:
Upcoming Film Releases
1. The idea has only been floating for a few weeks and not a word of a script has been written. But already, the Whitey Bulger movie soon to be made by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck is getting mixed...
MorePushing Through to Victory
Amanda McGrory
Champion wheelchair racer Amanda McGrory tells Molly Ferns about her record-setting year and her plans for the 2012 London Paralympics. Few people begin a career at five years old. But Amanda...
MoreOlympic Torch to Pass Through Northern Ireland
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) has confirmed that over 60 towns and villages in Northern Ireland will be included on the route for torchbearers carrying...
MoreProvidence Gives Regards to Cohan
George M. Cohan will always be remembered on Broadway. A statue of the late composer and performer, who penned such influential songs as “Over There,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and...
MoreTitanic Staircase Makes a Grand Entrance
As construction of the impressive and modern Titanic Belfast building speeds ahead, the past mingled nicely with the future on November 12 when a nearly exact replica of the grand staircase that sank...
MoreConlisk Scholarship Brings Irish Business Students to U.S.
During a time of economic hardship for Ireland, Brian Kelly, a Dublin-born 22-year-old and a graduate of University of Limerick, has been given the opportunity to further his finance studies at...
MoreThose We Lost: Recent Passings in the Irish-American community
John Calley 1930-2011 John Calley, former chief executive at Warner Brothers, United Artists and Sony Pictures, died September 13 at 81 in Los Angeles. Just a few credits include A Clockwork Orange,...
MoreQuote Unquote
A selection of quotes – some poignant, some hilarious – from Ireland and Irish America. “The brilliant thing about Edna is that she was never embittered by the terrible experience she had of...
MoreFood for Thought:
Susan Ungaro
Susan Kelliher Ungaro, president of the James Beard Foundation, focuses on furthering the famous chef’s legacy – and on what’s really important about a meal. As I pull open the heavy...
MoreAn Irish Vintage:
The Concannon Vineyard
James and John Concannon uphold tradition at a winery founded by their Irish immigrant ancestor. The Concannon family has spent more than 128 years growing grapes and making wine in California, 42...
MoreA Fashionable Partnership:
Bob Savage & Nanette Lepore
In their sunlit showroom in the Garment District, Nanette Lepore and Bob Savage talk about their journey from Youngstown, Ohio to the epicenter of the New York City fashion scene. Located in the...
MoreThe Joy of Giving Back:
John Fitzpatrick
The RTE show Secret Millionaire followed American hotelier John Fitzpatrick as he spent a week undercover in one of Ireland’s poorest communities. When Business 100 honoree John Fitzpatrick was...
MoreTea With Anne: An Interview with Anne Enright
The singular Irish writer discusses her recent novel, The Forgotten Waltz – an honest, consuming and characteristically biting examination of Celtic Tiger Ireland. Anne Enright sipped on a jasmine...
MoreCivil War Memorials
By Michael Quinlin Irish Sculptors Led the Way in Celebrating Civil War Heroes Magnificent in bearing, you find our nation’s unabashed heroes in Central Park and Lincoln Park, Boston...
MoreThe Civil War Experience on Show
Current exhibitions celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The Return of the 69th On July 27, 1861, crowds massed along New York Harbor to welcome home New York’s 69th (Irish)...
MoreBlazing the Trail to Ireland:
The Kalem Film Company
At the dawn of American cinema, when most film companies were already heading west to Hollywood, one company traveled east – to Ireland. The little-known story of the Kalem Company, or “The...
MoreThe Way of Martin
The Way is a movie about a father and son, written and directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his real-life father, Martin Sheen. The Way, a modern-day road film rooted in the past, is a...
MoreRoots: The Ford Family
The Ford family name has several possible origins. Its Anglo-Saxon roots can be traced back to Devonshire, where the name derived from the topographical term “ford,” meaning “a shallow place...
MoreWhat Are You Like?
John Kelly, CEO of the Irish Chamber Orchestra John Kelly grew up on the grounds of Clongowes Wood College, near Dublin, where his father, composer T.C.Kelly was the head of the music department. He...
MoreA Passion for Reporting
Amy Ellis Nutt won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for “The Wreck of the Lady Mary,” about a boat that sank off the New Jersey coast. She followed that newspaper story with a nonfiction book, Shadows...
MoreReview of Books
Recently published books of Irish and Irish-American interest. Recommended Chango’s Beads and Two-Tone Shoes Thirty-six years after publishing Legs, the first book in his acclaimed Albany Cycle,...
MoreOther Voices NYC
“Well the weather tonight is Irish,” seemed to be the joke of the evening as four hundred lucky audience members packed into downtown New York venue Le Poisson Rouge on a wet October evening. The...
MoreMusic Reviews
A look at recently-released music of Irish and Irish-American interest. For the Holidays… The Blair Band • Christmas with the Celts This Christmas, Ric Blair and his merry band of Celtic...
MoreOnce: The Musical
The beloved Irish film adapted to the stage. It is hard to forget the little Irish movie that could, Once. Released in 2006, Once was shot in Dublin over a 17-day period, with a scant budget of...
MoreSláinte! The Night of Cakes
No Christma-a-as! No Christma-a-as!” Such was the town crier’s chant in the streets of 17th-century Dublin when Ireland felt the hammer blow of Oliver Cromwell’s Puritan iron fist. Garlands of...
MoreThe Old First Ward
Photo Album: Family Pictures These photos were taken [80] years ago in front of my grandfather’s house on Kentucky Street in Buffalo’s well-known “Old First Ward.” This section, on the South...
MoreHibernia
The Civil War Experience on Show
Current exhibitions celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The Return of the 69th On...
Conlisk Scholarship Brings Irish Business Students to U.S.
During a time of economic hardship for Ireland, Brian Kelly, a Dublin-born 22-year-old and a...
Pushing Through to Victory
Amanda McGrory
Champion wheelchair racer Amanda McGrory tells Molly Ferns about her record-setting year and her...
Providence Gives Regards to Cohan
George M. Cohan will always be remembered on Broadway. A statue of the late composer and performer,...
Olympic Torch to Pass Through Northern Ireland
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) has confirmed that over...
Once: The Musical
The beloved Irish film adapted to the stage. It is hard to forget the little Irish movie that...
Titanic Staircase Makes a Grand Entrance
As construction of the impressive and modern Titanic Belfast building speeds ahead, the past...