On the Waterfront
Joe Weatherby repurposes old ships, such as the USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a decommissioned World War II troop carrier,...
MoreWALL STREET 50 KEYNOTE INTERVIEW With his strong foundation in family and faith, Citi’s Head of Investor Sales and Relationship Management inspires confidence and provides a different perspective...
More“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner, from Requiem for a Nun (1950) Irish America’s impact on the history of America is well established, as the articles in...
MoreThe naturally mummified body of a young adult male found in the Cúl na Móna bog in Cashel, Co. Laois is officially the oldest fleshed human remains ever discovered in the world. It dates back...
MoreOn the heels of the U.S. Senate’s passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill in June, 12 congressmen traveled to Ireland in early August to meet with Fine Gael TD Pat Breen about the...
MoreThe nephew of trade unionist Rosie Hackett has said she would be “giggling quietly to herself” if she knew that Dublin’s newest bridge, which spans the Liffey over Marlborough Street, had been...
MoreThe winner of the 2013 Rose of Tralee International Festival is 25-year-old Dallas, Texas native Haley O’Sullivan. Teary-eyed and overjoyed, Haley, who beat 31 other contestants from around the...
MoreIrish America’s sister publication IrishCentral.com and WorldIrish.com, the two largest Irish diaspora sites, announced a decision to merge on September 2. The new entity, which will operate as...
MoreTerry Clune is on a mission to turn the economy around by connecting the Irish on a global level. The Italian tourists seemed lost, stopped at the top of Dawson Street with a curious look in their...
MoreBuried treasure on a remote Irish island, the descendants of a 13th-century Knight and a 19th century American entrepreneur – and the birth of the modern communications industry. It’s not the...
MoreIrish-American identical twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly have volunteered for an observational study to determine the effects of space travel on human genetics. Scott, who has spent 180 days in...
MoreThis past Labor Day weekend, one-hundred Gaelic sports teams and thousands more fans of Irish football, hurling and camogie came together for the North American County Board (NACB) Finals in...
MoreFather Peter Whelan didn’t take sides. He was on God’s side. The Civil War priest was known, to Confederate and Union soldiers alike, as a good man who administered to their needs. Fr. Peter was...
MoreThe remains of an early Christian settlement, probably from around the seventh century, were recently discovered in Donegal. The medieval monastery enclosure is at Drumholm, near Ballintra, Co...
MoreMother Mary Joseph, the founder of the Maryknoll sisters, is one of nine women who will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this October. Last year, 2012, marked the 100th...
More1. Interest in Irish American history – preferably with a violent twist – apparently remains so strong that TV and movie producers just can’t resist. Perhaps spurred by the success of BBC...
MoreJane Richard is dancing again. Jane Richard, the tiny Irish step dancer from Dorchester, who lost her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing in April, endured 12 operations on her leg last Spring,...
MoreRemembering Seamus Heaney. Lightenings viii The annals say: when the monks of Clonmacnoise Were all at prayers inside the oratory / A ship appeared above them in the air. The anchor dragged along...
MoreEileen Brennan 1932–2013 Eileen Brennan, whose low, coarse timbre was a fixture of the stage and screen (silver and small) for over half a century, passed away in her Burbank, CA home on July 28....
MoreJoe Weatherby repurposes old ships, such as the USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a decommissioned World War II troop carrier, and turns them into eco-friendly sunken reefs that support sea life, attract...
MoreFor sixteen years, Irish America has sought out and recognized the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders in finance. The fifty honorees of 2013 are an inspiring and diverse...
MoreAs Saratoga Springs celebrates 150 years of thoroughbred racing, Liz O’Connell tells the tale of John Morrissey, an Irish immigrant who organized, operated and had the vision to develop what is now...
MoreIrving Berlin and Ellin Mackay put aside their differences in culture, background, and age to form one of the best-known, enduring and loving relationships in New York social history. At the same...
MoreAs America reflects upon the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and its deciding turn at Gettysburg, thousands of Americans are donning the uniforms of yore as they re-enact the long war’s battles....
MoreAn exhibition on the Civil War, featuring photographs by Mathew Brady, Timothy O’Sullivan and others, and a new biography of Brady, are reviewed by Tom Deignan. One of the most chilling portraits...
MoreChristine Kinealy writes about the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass who visited Ireland and came to be known as the “Black O’Connell.” In 1845, Frederick Douglass traveled to...
MoreThe 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, famous for introducing the character of vampire Count Dracula, is reborn as a new series on NBC. Patricia Danaher visits the set in...
MoreAfter his turn as Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, Russell Crowe’s passion for music is no longer a secret. In fact, he has been playing for years with a number of close friends and musical...
MoreActress Roma Downey on fancy sheets, missing her mother, and being exhilarated over The Bible. Roma Downey, actress, author and producer, is enjoying a runaway hit with The Bible: Epic Mini-Series,...
MoreLyndsay Faye’s Gods of Gotham series, about the earliest days of the New York City Police Department, has taken the literary world by storm. With a second book, Seven for a Secret, just released,...
MoreDark Lies the Island In Dark Lies the Island, Kevin Barry returns to the form that marked his literary debut (American readers who enjoyed his novel, City of Bohane, take note – his first short...
MoreThey came from Donegal. Legend says they are descended from the 5th-century Ulsterman Niall of the Nine Hostages, whose son Conall was baptized by St. Patrick. It is from Domhnaill (d.901), a...
MoreWhen it comes to goblins, ghosts, and ghoulies, most folk – without a fluttering heartbeat’s hesitation – will name Transylvania as the epicenter for scary creatures of the night. There’s...
MoreMy son Jim has been after me to write down some of the remembrances of my father Jim Burke that I’ve shared with him over the years. Before it’s too late, I’m sure he’s thinking. He keeps...
MoreThis past Labor Day weekend, one-hundred Gaelic sports teams and thousands more fans of Irish...
Irish-American identical twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly have volunteered for an observational...
The nephew of trade unionist Rosie Hackett has said she would be “giggling quietly to herself”...
On the heels of the U.S. Senate’s passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill in June, 12...
The naturally mummified body of a young adult male found in the Cúl na Móna bog in Cashel, Co....
Jane Richard is dancing again. Jane Richard, the tiny Irish step dancer from Dorchester, who lost...
Father Peter Whelan didn’t take sides. He was on God’s side. The Civil War priest was known, to...
Buried treasure on a remote Irish island, the descendants of a 13th-century Knight and a 19th...
The winner of the 2013 Rose of Tralee International Festival is 25-year-old Dallas, Texas native...
1. Interest in Irish American history – preferably with a violent twist – apparently remains so...
Mother Mary Joseph, the founder of the Maryknoll sisters, is one of nine women who will be inducted...
Terry Clune is on a mission to turn the economy around by connecting the Irish on a global...
The remains of an early Christian settlement, probably from around the seventh century, were...
Remembering Seamus Heaney. Lightenings viii The annals say: when the monks of Clonmacnoise Were all...