The Top 100
“I’m, Irish. There are some things more important to me than money.” – POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY...
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Irish-American of the Year – Ray Kelly
At the helm of the NYPD, the nation’s largest police force, which is acknowledged as an international model for its cutting-edge crime-fighting techniques and facing down terrorist threats, is...
MoreThe Top 100
“I’m, Irish. There are some things more important to me than money.” – POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY KELLY Our Top 100 is about many things, but more than anything, it’s about...
More1916 Anniversary Sparks Debate
On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising, mainstream political parties are actively competing for the legacy of Ireland’s historical revolution. The government has already...
MoreFinucanes Demand Full Tribunal
Members of the Finucane family reacted angrily when told that the British government will not hold a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Catholic-solicitor Pat Finucane. Seventeen years after...
MoreStaunton Replaces Kerr
Steve Staunton was unveiled as the new manager of the Irish international soccer team. In a surprise move, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) named Staunton to lead the new management team...
MoreCasey Returns to Galway
Former Bishop of Galway Dr. Eamonn casey returned to Ireland at the start of February following 13 years in exile. Dr. casey, 78, lived and worked in the U.S., Ecuador. Mexico and England and has...
MoreStardust Anniversary Raises Questions
Hundreds of people gathered in the north Dublin suburb of Coolock to remember the 48 young people who died in a fire at the Stardust nightclub 25 years ago. The disaster occurred at a disco on St....
MoreDublin Considers Cable Car
A private consortium is behind a spectacular proposal to build a 52 million euro cable car complex running 2.5 miles along the River Liffey in Dublin’s city centre. Property developer Barry...
MoreGardai Complete Money-Laundering File
Gardai (Irish police) completed an investigation into suspected money-laundering operations by the Provisional IRA following the massive £26 million Northern Bank raid in Belfast two years ago. A...
MoreFire Destroys Reynolds Factory
Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Albert Reynolds was moved to tears when fire destroyed his family business in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. An accidental blaze tore through cannery sections...
MoreNews in Brief
Almost seven million people visited Ireland last year according to latest figures released by Tourism Ireland. Showing an increase of six percent on 2004, the annual report revealed a slight drop in...
MoreSt. Patrick’s Day On Montserrat
An island in the Caribbean is probably the last thing people think of at mention of the words “Ireland” or “St. Patrick’s Day.” Believe it or not, the small island of...
MoreTop Irish Chefs Add Flavor To St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Boston and New York City
Six of Ireland’s best-known chefs traveled to the United States this St. Patrick’s Day season to showcase New Irish Cuisine, an innovative style of Irish cooking which is making Ireland a...
MoreJames Joyce with Gusto
The University of Buffalo presented “James Joyce with Gusto” in celebration of the writer’s birthday on February 3. Selections of Joyce’s writings were put on exhibition at...
MoreEmory To Extend Irish Collection
Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library has received a $34,000 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to support the second phase of the Access to Major Irish...
MoreU2 Win Big at Grammys
U2 was the big winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006. The Irish supergroup won all five awards for which they were nominated, including Album of the Year for How to Dismantle...
More“King Conan” Receives Warm Finnish Welcome
Conan O’Brien, host of NBC’s Late Night talk show, marked his arrival in Vantaa, Finland on February 12 by kissing the ground at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, renamed “Conan...
MoreFlynn Takes An
Expensive Tumble
2005 Top 100 honoree and author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, smashed a set of 300-year-old Chinese vases after falling down a flight of stairs. The three vases were prize possessions of...
MoreIrish Eye on Hollywood
With the Oscars over and Hollywood royalty officially crowned once again, perhaps now is a good time to look at the Irish movie landscape and see what stars are up-and-coming. County Louth actress...
MoreSt. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Paddy’s day will see loads of parades and partying across the country this year, with themed parades, special events and concerts aplenty. In New York, Timothy J. Rooney will lead the 245th...
MoreThe Descendants of Niall
Are you related to Niall of the Nine Hostages? In a recent study by geneticist Daniel Bradley and his colleagues at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, which was...
MoreSpringtime Brings Irish Theatre to Milwaukee
Springtime Theater in Milwaukee will feature a variety of Irish works throughout March and April in various theaters around the city. The University of Wisconsin, Madison theater program, will...
MoreFaith Healer
Brian Friel’s latest play Faith Healer opened on February 7 at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. The play revolves around a faith healer named Frank Hardy who has toured with his manager (Teddy) and...
MoreGrant Aid for Abbey Theatre
Ireland’s Arts Council has announced that it will award the largest single grant in its history to the Abbey Theatre. The grant of 25.7 million euros (about $31.2 million) will be distributed...
MoreWinter Ballet Ball
America’s premier ballet academy, the School of American Ballet (SAB), held its second Winter Ballet Ball at Lincoln Center on February 15. Waterford Crystal was the generous sponsor of the...
More‘Lost’ and Found
Irish author Flann O’Brien (illustrated above) is enjoying, posthumously, a renewed and feverish interest in his work thanks to the hit ABC television show, Lost. O’Brien. whose real name...
MoreILIR on the Move
Since our last issue the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) has picked up enormous momentum. The ILIR was founded last December to raise the voice for the estimated 40,000 to 50,000...
MoreThose We Lost
We lost many influential Irish Americans in the last year. Though impossible to mention them all, here is our tribute to some of those who touched our lives. ℘℘℘ Frank Conroy Frank Conroy, the...
MoreThe St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The long and sometimes glorious history of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in America. ℘℘℘ How would you like to celebrate St. Maewyn’s Day? After all, the man we know today as St....
MoreReview of Books
RECOMMENDED From the double meaning of its title to its roster of impressive contributors, Making the Irish American: History & Heritage of the Irish in the United States is destined for the...
MoreTuning In
Tunes. Lots of them this month, not to be confused with songs, of course – those have words. Some songs start out as tunes and if it’s a really good one someone might add words, sometimes...
MoreBrigid and Patrick: Ireland’s Alter Egos
A thought has been nagging at me for weeks now. I’ve wrapped my mental faculties round and round it, attempting to convince myself it’s just my imagination, but try as I might, it simply...
MoreRoots: The McCarthy Clan
The McCarthy clan traces its ancestry through an illustrious line of individuals and events reaching far back into ancient Celtic history and myth. The McCarthys claim descendants from the...
MoreThe Changing Face of Ireland
Immigration into the Republic of Ireland has begun to push the troubles in the Six Counties of British-occupied Ireland off the political agenda in Dublin. It is the latest “hot button”...
MoreHibernia
St. Patrick’s Day On Montserrat
An island in the Caribbean is probably the last thing people think of at mention of the words...
Grant Aid for Abbey Theatre
Ireland’s Arts Council has announced that it will award the largest single grant in its...
The Descendants of Niall
Are you related to Niall of the Nine Hostages? In a recent study by geneticist Daniel Bradley and...
Winter Ballet Ball
America’s premier ballet academy, the School of American Ballet (SAB), held its second Winter...
Faith Healer
Brian Friel’s latest play Faith Healer opened on February 7 at the Gate Theatre in Dublin....
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Paddy’s day will see loads of parades and partying across the country this year, with themed...
Flynn Takes An
Expensive Tumble
2005 Top 100 honoree and author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, smashed a set of...
James Joyce with Gusto
The University of Buffalo presented “James Joyce with Gusto” in celebration of the...
“King Conan” Receives Warm Finnish Welcome
Conan O’Brien, host of NBC’s Late Night talk show, marked his arrival in Vantaa,...
Springtime Brings Irish Theatre to Milwaukee
Springtime Theater in Milwaukee will feature a variety of Irish works throughout March and April in...
Irish Eye on Hollywood
With the Oscars over and Hollywood royalty officially crowned once again, perhaps now is a good...
‘Lost’ and Found
Irish author Flann O’Brien (illustrated above) is enjoying, posthumously, a renewed and...
Dublin Considers Cable Car
A private consortium is behind a spectacular proposal to build a 52 million euro cable car complex...
Emory To Extend Irish Collection
Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library has received a $34,000 grant...
U2 Win Big at Grammys
U2 was the big winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006. The Irish supergroup...
Top Irish Chefs Add Flavor To St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Boston and New York City
Six of Ireland’s best-known chefs traveled to the United States this St. Patrick’s Day...
ILIR on the Move
Since our last issue the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) has picked up enormous momentum....