On Tuesday April 16, 2019, Dónal Clancy and Rory Makem performed in a special concert at the Tommy Makem Arts and Community Centre (TMAC) in Keady, County Armagh. The center is just a stone’s throw from the Makem homestead where their fathers, Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, met for the very first time 64 yearsRead more..
This Fourth of July, flags were raised, grills were lighted, streets were decked with red, white and blue, and America was celebrated – on both sides of the Atlantic. In recognition of the strong ties between the U.S. and Ireland, and of the millions of Irish immigrants who began new lives in America throughout theRead more..
Legendary Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan will be formally inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame on Wednesday, the 4th of July, 2012 at the Dunbrody Famine Ship’s Emigration History Centre in New Ross, Co. Wexford. The induction ceremony takes place as a focal point of the larger 4th of July festivities in New Ross,Read more..