A Thousand Days of Grace
As we mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination Michael Quinlin reflects on Kennedy’s vision, his...
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In This Issue
Ahead of the Game:
Michael J. Dowling
2013 BUSINESS 100 KEYNOTE INTERVIEW Michael J. Dowling’s winning spirit, unbreakable determination, and willingness to take risks have propelled him forward and inspired and motivated those around...
MoreThe First Word:
Making a Difference
This magazine was created to bring you the stories of our people. And, as is often the case, the best stories are those where the mind and will win out over circumstances. One such story is of...
More2013 Irish America
Business 100
Now in its 28th year, the Irish America Business 100 celebrates the phenomenal success of the Irish in corporate America. The executives profiled represent some of the most influential and innovative...
MoreICON of Ireland
Founded in Dublin by two Irish doctors in 1990, the clinical research organization ICON plc is the global Irish success story you’ve probably never heard of. ICON is one of the biggest Irish...
MoreFive Irish Make Forbes Billionaire List
According to the annual Forbes Billionaires’ Circle list, which ranks in order the world’s most richest people, five of the 1,426 billionaires in the world are Irish. The richest man in...
MoreThe Irish in the New York Marathon
After a one year hiatus (the 2012 race was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Sandy) and amidst heightened security, the New York City Marathon retuned to the streets of the metropolis’s five...
MoreIrish Eye on Hollywood
All the latest with your favorite Irish and Irish-American talent. 1. The Academy Award nominations will not be announced until January 16, 2014, but one of Hollywood’s strongest contenders –...
MoreMcCourt School of Public Policy Opens at Georgetown
Georgetown University opened its first new school since 1957 after the donation of $100 million by alumnus Frank H. McCourt, Jr. The newly christened McCourt School of Public Policy is the...
MoreIrish Involvement in Global Wildlife Trafficking Rackets
Though the crime happened three years ago, the first week of November saw Limerick native Michael Slattery, Jr. (23) plead guilty to the charge of wildlife trafficking at a Brooklyn District Court....
MoreBringing Home the Bacon
A new record was set in the art auction world on November 12, at Christie’s auction house in New York. Three Studies of Lucian Freud, a 1969 triptych by Francis Bacon of his friend and fellow...
MoreCaroline Kennedy Is Now Madam Ambassador
Caroline Kennedy was sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan during a private ceremony in Secretary of State John Kerry’s State Department offices on November 12. The swearing-in was followed...
MoreIreland’s Youngest Tech Entrepreneur: Jordan Casey
With the launch of his first game, Alien Ball Vs. Humans, in February 2012, Jordan Casey became Ireland’s youngest app developer and one of the youngest tech entrepreneurs in Europe. All of...
MoreCéad Mile Fáilte:
Alison Metcalfe
Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, talks about her own experiences as a traveler and the joys of drawing visitors to one of the most welcoming places in the world. When was...
MoreReflecting on the Lock-Out
Over a hundred years ago, The Lock-Out caused great turmoil in Dublin. It marked the beginnings of an organized labor movement in Ireland, and had a huge influence on the emerging Irish state. The...
MoreA Thousand Days of Grace
As we mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination Michael Quinlin reflects on Kennedy’s vision, his desire for a united Ireland, his love of poetry, and what his presidency meant...
MoreThe History-Mystery Man
The author Peter Quinn, whose third and final installment of the Detective Fintan Dunne trilogy was released in October, talks to Tom Deignan. It’s been nearly 20 years since Peter Quinn’s epic...
MoreTara O’Grady and All That Jazz
Her love of classic music (both Irish and American), classic cars and an unwavering belief in the good old-fashioned American Dream has seen Tara O’Grady through three CD releases and a book deal...
MoreWhat Are You Like?
Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh
Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, Dean of the UCD Schools of Business, discusses the future of studying in Ireland, effective leadership, his first job, and Irish determination. Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh was...
MoreIrish Place Names:
Limerick, Maine
The history of Limerick, Maine, in York County at the southwest corner of the state, is the history of the everyday: families having children; settlers clearing land, bartering for goods and...
MoreSláinte! Hooray for St. Stephen & “Up Sraid Eoin!”
Edythe Preet writes of St. Stephen’s Day traditions that include hunting the wren. I look forward to the Christmas holidays more than anyone I’ve ever known. In addition to the main events, my...
MoreRoots: The Dowlings
In 1609, the few patrician members of the Dowling clan were transplanted from their native Laois to the border of north Kerry and west Limerick, dividing the clan’s geography. Today, the majority...
MoreReview of Books
Songs and Sonnets Paul Muldoon has eleven previous volumes of poetry and has won many prizes, including the Pulitzer and the T.S. Eliot. This year, he released two books of song lyrics, and though...
MoreThose We Lost
Harold M. Agnew (1921 – 2013) In late September, the last major living figure of the Manhattan Project died at the age of 92. Harold M. Agnew was 20 years old when he was assigned to work with...
MoreFamily Photo Album: The Perfect Mother
In Memoriam Delia Kennedy Shea SEPTEMBER 19, 1924 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 My mother, Delia Kennedy, was born on September 19, 1924, in Kilfillig, Mountbellew – a small village of six houses, 30 miles...
MoreThe Last Word: Irish-American Adoptions
Is it time to have a gathering? Philomena shines a light on an aspect of Irish in need of urgent attention. The movie Philomena, based on Philomena Lee’s real-life search for her son who was...
MoreIcons Share Memories of JFK
An excerpt from Seven Seconds, Holly Millea’s best-selling e-book in which celebrities and other luminaries share where they were and what they were doing when they found out JFK had been...
MoreAll Around Ireland
Michelle Meagher’s photographs of her first trip to Ireland. Wicklow Mountains, County Wicklow. This panoramic view of the Wicklow Mountains and Lake is my favorite of all the pictures I...
MoreHibernia
McCourt School of Public Policy Opens at Georgetown
Georgetown University opened its first new school since 1957 after the donation of $100 million by...
ICON of Ireland
Founded in Dublin by two Irish doctors in 1990, the clinical research organization ICON plc is the...
Irish Involvement in Global Wildlife Trafficking Rackets
Though the crime happened three years ago, the first week of November saw Limerick native Michael...
Ireland’s Youngest Tech Entrepreneur: Jordan Casey
With the launch of his first game, Alien Ball Vs. Humans, in February 2012, Jordan Casey became...
Bringing Home the Bacon
A new record was set in the art auction world on November 12, at Christie’s auction house in New...
Caroline Kennedy Is Now Madam Ambassador
Caroline Kennedy was sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan during a private ceremony in...
The Irish in the New York Marathon
After a one year hiatus (the 2012 race was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Sandy) and amidst...
Five Irish Make Forbes Billionaire List
According to the annual Forbes Billionaires’ Circle list, which ranks in order the world’s...