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Colum McCann addressing an audience that included Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the World of Communications at the Vatican in January 2025.
Pope Adrian IV, the English Pope who granted Henry II (r) the right to invade and rule Ireland.
Mary "Mother" Jones: “She was a badass who fought for the underdog, battled child labor."
On May 5, 1981, after 66 days on hunger strike, republican prisoner Bobby Sands died in the H-Block prison hospital at Long Kesh.
Profiles in Courage: Leaders of the Easter Rising who were executed by Firing Squad in May 1916.
Nellie Bly: One of the forerunners of modern investigative journalism, Bly was reputed to be a fearless character who would go anywhere and do anything for a good story.
While most people think of Ireland as a nation of “meat and potato” eaters, vegetables and dairy products are also a vital part of the Irish diet.

Annie Moore’s Long Lost Irish Cousins

Megan Smolenyak writes about a decade-long search that finally turned up the Irish cousins of Annie Moore of Ellis Island fame. Thanks to improved access to a variety of resources, Irish genealogy is…

Out & About in NYC with James Higgins

If there is an Irish event happening in New York City, more often than not, the person behind the camera is Dublin-born photographer James Higgins. James has been a photographer in New York…

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Tourism Ireland’s “Green Is the New Black”

Tourism Ireland hosted a stellar event at The Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New…

The First Word:
“Dear Sir or Madam”

When Northern Ireland comes to lunch, it can be uncomfortable. It nags at complacency and…

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Annie Moore’s Long Lost Irish Cousins

Out & About in NYC with James Higgins

Tourism Ireland’s “Green Is the New Black”

The First Word: “Dear Sir or Madam”

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