The Top 100
“I’m, Irish. There are some things more important to me than money.” – POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY...
MoreAt 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...
More“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...
MoreOn 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...
MoreMembers 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...
MoreSteve 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...
MoreFormer 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...
MoreHundreds 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....
MoreA 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 (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...
MoreFormer 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...
MoreAlmost 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...
MoreAn 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...
MoreSix 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...
MoreThe 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 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 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...
MoreConan 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...
More2005 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...
MoreWith 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...
MorePaddy’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...
MoreAre 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 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...
MoreBrian 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...
MoreIreland’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...
MoreAmerica’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...
MoreIrish 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...
MoreSince 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...
MoreWe 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 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....
MoreRECOMMENDED 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...
MoreTunes. 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...
MoreA 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...
MoreThe 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...
MoreImmigration 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”...
MoreAn island in the Caribbean is probably the last thing people think of at mention of the words...
Ireland’s Arts Council has announced that it will award the largest single grant in its...
Are you related to Niall of the Nine Hostages? In a recent study by geneticist Daniel Bradley and...
America’s premier ballet academy, the School of American Ballet (SAB), held its second Winter...
Brian Friel’s latest play Faith Healer opened on February 7 at the Gate Theatre in Dublin....
Paddy’s day will see loads of parades and partying across the country this year, with themed...
2005 Top 100 honoree and author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, smashed a set of...
The University of Buffalo presented “James Joyce with Gusto” in celebration of the...
Conan O’Brien, host of NBC’s Late Night talk show, marked his arrival in Vantaa,...
Springtime Theater in Milwaukee will feature a variety of Irish works throughout March and April in...
With the Oscars over and Hollywood royalty officially crowned once again, perhaps now is a good...
Irish author Flann O’Brien (illustrated above) is enjoying, posthumously, a renewed and...
A private consortium is behind a spectacular proposal to build a 52 million euro cable car complex...
Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library has received a $34,000 grant...
U2 was the big winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006. The Irish supergroup...
Six of Ireland’s best-known chefs traveled to the United States this St. Patrick’s Day...
Since our last issue the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) has picked up enormous momentum....