Tug O’ The Heart
The history of the Moran tugboat family, once known as the “Irish Navy” in the Port of New York, is explored by...
MoreFrom King Kelly to Mark McGuire, Ron Kaplan traces the Irish influence in baseball. ℘℘℘ Irish ballplayers have helped to shape baseball ever since the game took its first foundering steps on...
MorePete Hamill, not unlike Cormac, the hero of his novel Forever, lives in the Five Points area of downtown Manhattan where the streets teem with immigrants just as they did back in the founding days of...
MoreThis excerpt from Pete Hamill’s novel Forever takes place aboard a ship bound for New York. ℘℘℘ Holding a lantern, Mr. Partridge showed Cormac the next deck, and for the first time he...
More“Oh my love, it’s a long way we’ve come.” – U2, “The Hands That Built America” ℘℘℘ I’m glad I read Pete Hamill’s book Forever before I saw the...
MoreThe trial of three Irishmen in Colombia will resume on February 5 after a hearing in December ended in disarray. The so-called ‘Colombia Three’ — James Monaghan (56), Martin...
MoreDesmond Connell, Archbishop of Dublin, met with victims of clerical sexual abuse in an attempt to defuse widespread anger with the Church’s handling of abuse cases. Two victims, Marie Collins...
MoreA transatlantic voyage with a difference is what Steven Mulkerrins has in mind. Now living in Chicago, the 40-year-old carpenter from Connemara is applying finishing touches to a traditional Irish...
MorePresident George W. Bush is expected to begin the search for a new ambassador to Ireland following the imminent departure of incumbent Richard Egan and his wife Maureen Fitzgerald. The outgoing...
MoreDespite the Republic of Ireland economy maintaining a respectable growth rate of 4.3 percent, figures for 2002 closed with the highest number of layoffs in over a decade. Published data from the...
MorePresident of Ireland Mary McAleese has been restricted to limited official engagements following a skiing accident in Austria on Christmas Eve. During a short vacation with her husband Martin and...
MorePreliminary figures released by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation suggest a minor increase in visitors to Ireland through 2002. The Confederation reports a two percent increase in volume...
MoreThe latest census for Northern Ireland indicates that the numerical gap between Protestants and Catholics is steadily narrowing. According to this year’s figures Protestants comprise 53 percent...
MoreKaren Corr, one of the top pool players in the world, talks to Jill Fergus. ℘℘℘ “So, should we play a game?” It’s just a game of pool, after all, but when the words are spoken...
MoreWith the hype surrounding Gangs of New York (finally) dying down, Irish moviegoers can begin anticipating a fresh new crop of work by Irish actors and directors. Perhaps the most intriguing new...
MoreSundance Channel will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the U.S. television premiere of If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story. This riveting theatrical feature, directed by Sarah...
MoreAn exhibition of J. Kieran McGonnell’s new work will be held at the Axel Raben Gallery in New York City from January 7 – February 8, 2003. McGonnell’s work, an exploration of graphic...
MoreTrinity College Dublin’s legal advisors were recently considering taking action against George Lucas and his company Lucas Films after the remarkable similarities between Trinity’s...
MoreAfter celebrating 40 years together, then unexpectedly suffering a great loss of long-time member, and friend Derek Bell, the Chieftains are taking to the road again for the 41st U.S. tour, in...
MoreAn Irish harp handcrafted in Dublin in the 1820s has been acquired by the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College and is now on display in the library’s...
MoreThe hottest ticket in Dublin is no longer to the Abbey Theatre. It’s a ticket to tour Áras an Uachtaráin, the sprawling white-pillared residence of the President of Ireland in Phoenix Park....
MoreThe decay of an Irish American landmark. ℘℘℘ The glass factory, feed mills, saloons and boat repair facilities that once lined the canal are gone. But the fitted limestone walls that mark...
MoreOne of the best-loved poets, Emily Dickinson, counted her Irish caretakers among her friends. ℘℘℘ On May 15, 1886, Emily Dickinson died in her narrow bed in the Dickinson house in Amherst,...
MoreAn exhibit celebrating the accomplishments of Irish-American women is coming to Dreams of Freedom: Boston’s Immigration Museum, from February 17 — April 30, 2003. “Fire Upon the...
MoreBruce Springsteen’s concert in Dublin’s outdoor RDS arena next May 31 sold out in less than two hours – that’s all 35,000 seats priced at $60 and $75. Rumor has it that...
MoreFor over a month, John Quigley has been living the life of an ecowarrior, turning his back on the comforts of modern life to fight for the environment. He has been living up a tree in Santa Clarita,...
MoreThe Irish American Cultural Institute celebrated it’s 40th anniversary at Dublin Castle, Ireland on October 29. Over 140 guests attended the dinner, including President McAleese. The...
MoreMartin Sheen, backed by fellow actors, discusses letter from Artists Unite to Win Without War that urges President Bush to seek a peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis. Sheen, who plays President...
MoreHoofer extraordinaire Michael Flatley has signed a seven-year contract in Las Vegas that will net him $250 million. Michael just opened his Lord of the Dance stage show at the Venetian Hotel there....
More(Reuters) 12:20:02: The Irish republican rallying cry “A Nation Once Again” was named the world’s favorite song ever, after a global poll by the BBC. The ballad performed by the The...
MoreNew York: Honorees Joseph Sargent, chairman & CEO, The Guardian Life Insurance Co.; and Tom Moran, President & CEO, Mutual of...
MoreIrish America with CIE Tours International arranged a very special trip to Ireland for our readers this past October. Highlights included a medieval feast and some fantastic...
MoreThe history of the Moran tugboat family, once known as the “Irish Navy” in the Port of New York, is explored by Marian Betancourt. ℘℘℘ To say the Irish had a lot to do with making...
MoreThe American love of golf has created a new form of business in Ireland – golf tourism. ℘℘℘ A mean Atlantic southwesterly howls up the sand dunes, blasting a wintry chill across the grassy...
MoreThe making of the movie Bloody Sunday was a tremendous undertaking for all involved. For actor James Nesbitt it was the beginning of an extraordinary journey that become much more than just about...
MoreRecommended Pete Hamill offers up an epic tale of the Irish — and almost every other immigrant group — in America with Forever. An almost fantastical novel, Hamill’s book begins...
MoreJust recently I moved into a little house with a large front lawn and a very large back yard. All needed some tender loving care. The house, a darling early fifties bungalow constructed during...
MorePaul Hill, who spent 15 years in jail having been falsely convicted of an IRA bombing, is concerned about the fate of three Irishmen arrested in Colombia for allegedly assisting FARC rebels in a...
MoreWho could guess the financial disaster brewing in New York City, 1929, when my father, Mick Connolly gathered a few friends on his tenement roof to capture the joy of a baptismal celebration several...
MoreHugh Mulligan Visits Ireland’s premier retreat For artists and finds a workplace without a time clock. ℘℘℘ The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig is located in lush and lovely...
MoreIt started like a scene from The Commitments. – Hello, Glen? – Yeah? – It’s Frank Shouldice from Irish America magazine. – Oh, how’s it going? Is this for an...
MoreThe name Fahy is O’Fathaigh in Gaelic, and probably originates from the word “fothadh” which means base or foundation. Another, rarer English version of the name is Vahey and...
MorePresident George W. Bush is expected to begin the search for a new ambassador to Ireland following...
The Irish American Cultural Institute celebrated it’s 40th anniversary at Dublin Castle,...
Preliminary figures released by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation suggest a minor increase...
An Irish harp handcrafted in Dublin in the 1820s has been acquired by the John J. Burns Library of...
New York: Honorees Joseph Sargent, chairman & CEO, The Guardian...
Hoofer extraordinaire Michael Flatley has signed a seven-year contract in Las Vegas that will net...
Trinity College Dublin’s legal advisors were recently considering taking action against...
Despite the Republic of Ireland economy maintaining a respectable growth rate of 4.3 percent,...
The trial of three Irishmen in Colombia will resume on February 5 after a hearing in December ended...
President of Ireland Mary McAleese has been restricted to limited official engagements following a...
Martin Sheen, backed by fellow actors, discusses letter from Artists Unite to Win Without War that...
For over a month, John Quigley has been living the life of an ecowarrior, turning his back on the...
(Reuters) 12:20:02: The Irish republican rallying cry “A Nation Once Again” was named...
Karen Corr, one of the top pool players in the world, talks to Jill Fergus. ℘℘℘ “So,...
One of the best-loved poets, Emily Dickinson, counted her Irish caretakers among her...
The hottest ticket in Dublin is no longer to the Abbey Theatre. It’s a ticket to tour Áras...
Sundance Channel will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the U.S. television premiere of If I...
The decay of an Irish American landmark. ℘℘℘ The glass factory, feed mills, saloons and boat...
With the hype surrounding Gangs of New York (finally) dying down, Irish moviegoers can begin...
After celebrating 40 years together, then unexpectedly suffering a great loss of long-time member,...
Desmond Connell, Archbishop of Dublin, met with victims of clerical sexual abuse in an attempt to...
The latest census for Northern Ireland indicates that the numerical gap between Protestants and...
A transatlantic voyage with a difference is what Steven Mulkerrins has in mind. Now living in...
Bruce Springsteen’s concert in Dublin’s outdoor RDS arena next May 31 sold out in less...
An exhibit celebrating the accomplishments of Irish-American women is coming to Dreams of Freedom:...
An exhibition of J. Kieran McGonnell’s new work will be held at the Axel Raben Gallery in New...