The Irish Rebuilding the Rockaways
The devastation of the Rockaways has been well-documented in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In many stories in local papers...
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In This Issue
Travel:
Girls on a Bus Through Ireland
CIE Tours International’s Taste of Ireland Tour is a trip not soon to be forgotten. Irish America sent Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan to discover its splendor. Scroll down for more photos and a...
MoreIrish Power and Irish Concern: Denis O’Brien
Denis O’Brien, a Clinton Global Citizen honoree and the 2012 Irish America Business 100 Keynote Speaker, is empowering people in Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Denis O’Brien, 54, is...
MoreThe First Word: Share the Extraordinary
“They are extraordinary. It boggles my mind that there are still good people like that in the world.” – Jim O’Connor said of the Mormon missionaries who showed up in the Rockaways after...
MoreAbbey Theatre Archives Go Digital
Dublin’s renowned Abbey Theatre and the National University of Ireland Galway announced an unprecedented digital archive partnership on October 22. The collaboration, which is the largest digital...
MoreA “Legenderry” Year in Northern Ireland
“Let it be Legenderry” is the phrase being coined by the Derry-Londonderry 2013 City of Culture initiative, a year-long celebration of the Northern Irish city. There has been a flurry of...
MoreThe Last Word: Enough Sitting on the Fence
The young Indian dentist who died in Galway when doctors refused to terminate her pregnancy even though she was carrying a non-viable fetus has sparked protests all over Ireland, with citizens...
MoreDáil Survey Shows Positive Attitude Towards Immigrants
It’s an issue of significant division within the US government, but a recent survey of Irish elected officials found largely positive attitudes towards reforms that would benefit immigrants living...
MoreMaureen O’Hara: From Santa to St. Patrick
The movie Miracle on 34th Street won’t be the only place Maureen O’Hara will shine this Christmas season. Bean Ui Dhombnaill, a school-teacher from Donacarney National School in County Meath,...
MoreIrish Eye on Hollywood
The latest with your favorite Irish and Irish-American film and television stars. 1. Irish actor Chris O’Dowd is among the stars of Judd Apatow’s latest comedy This is 40, to be released December...
MoreGalway University Dinner a Smashing Success
On Thursday, November 1, the National University of Ireland, Galway hosted its 6th annual Gala Dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. This year’s event honored two graduates: Michael...
MoreJudy Collins Receives Eugene O’Neill Award
The Irish American Writers & Artists honored Judy Collins with the Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award before a packed house at Rosie O’Grady’s Manhattan Club on October 15. Among...
MoreThe Four Irish Nobel Laureates
“Without the titanic vision of one man, Brian P. Burns, none of this would have been possible,” writes Roger Kohn of The Four Irish Nobel Laureates, a series of sculptures created by noted...
MoreIrish All-Star Athletes Take New York
The Gaelic Players Association “GPA,” the umbrella group for 2,500 Irish football and hurling athletes, held their first annual dinner in New York on November 15. It was a smashing success, with...
MoreThose We Lost in Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, Hurricane Sandy swept up the eastern seaboard with a fury and intensity the region hadn’t experienced in decades. The hardest-hit areas included Staten Island, the Rockaway peninsula...
MoreThose We Lost
Recent passings in the Irish-American community. Larry Reynolds 1922 – 2012 Larry Reynolds, a masterful fiddle player from County Galway and a staple of the Boston Irish music scene, passed away on...
MoreThe Irish Giants
The Hibernian legacy of the Giants baseball team. This year the San Francisco Giants won their second World Series in three years. Not since the days of John McGraw and their Irish heyday have the...
MoreThe Irish Rebuilding the Rockaways
The devastation of the Rockaways has been well-documented in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In many stories in local papers and international news, Irish Americans featured large. In spite of the...
MoreEd Burns’ Family Christmas
The Hollywood actor, director, writer and producer returns to his Irish roots with his latest movie. By Tom Deignan. First things first: Actor and filmmaker Ed Burns is well known as a Long Island...
MoreArthur Conan Doyle’s Irish Mystery
As Sherlock Holmes fans celebrate the 125th anniversary of the novel in which Arthur Conan Doyle introduced his famous sleuth, Tom Deignan investigates the author’s Irish roots. The two recent...
MoreWhat Are You Like? Robert Ballagh
Robert Ballagh is one of Ireland’s most distinguished artists. Born in Dublin in 1943, he is represented in many important collections including the National Gallery of Ireland and the Irish Museum...
MoreLelia’s Picture Palace
Lelia Doolan, once described by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid as “mad, bad, and dangerous,” has left an indelible mark on Ireland’s arts and culture. She is now struggling to build in Galway...
MoreRoots: The Bold O’Briens
The O’Briens are an illustrious and prominent clan that has shaped the history of Ireland. The name, also spelled O’Bryan or O’Brian, means “of Brian” indicating descendance from Brian...
MoreSláinte! Irish Glass: It’s Crystal Clear
Just before midnight on December 31, 2012, hordes of people will be crunched together like so many sardines in the icy cold midwinter streets surrounding New York City’s Times Square. They will be...
MoreReview of Books
Recently published books of Irish and Irish-American interest. Recommended: The Christmas Kid Pete Hamill is New York’s City’s citizen chronicler. The constantly changing metropolis features in...
MoreFamily Photo Album: Mary’s Gift
This is a photo of my maternal grandmother Mary Clifford, or Nom as she was always known to me. She was born in the rural picturesque parish of Cartron, Kilmore, Co Roscommon in 1913. Kilmore is a...
MoreHibernia
Galway University Dinner a Smashing Success
On Thursday, November 1, the National University of Ireland, Galway hosted its 6th annual Gala...
Irish Eye on Hollywood
The latest with your favorite Irish and Irish-American film and television stars. 1. Irish actor...
Those We Lost in Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, Hurricane Sandy swept up the eastern seaboard with a fury and intensity the region...
A “Legenderry” Year in Northern Ireland
“Let it be Legenderry” is the phrase being coined by the Derry-Londonderry 2013 City of...
Dáil Survey Shows Positive Attitude Towards Immigrants
It’s an issue of significant division within the US government, but a recent survey of Irish...
Judy Collins Receives Eugene O’Neill Award
The Irish American Writers & Artists honored Judy Collins with the Eugene O’Neill Lifetime...
The Four Irish Nobel Laureates
“Without the titanic vision of one man, Brian P. Burns, none of this would have been...
Abbey Theatre Archives Go Digital
Dublin’s renowned Abbey Theatre and the National University of Ireland Galway announced an...
Maureen O’Hara: From Santa to St. Patrick
The movie Miracle on 34th Street won’t be the only place Maureen O’Hara will shine this...