An Irish Artist’s American Odyssey
William James Hinchey traveled throughout America’s Southwest frontier and Missouri capturing images of life, the ravishes...
MoreCongressman Joe Kennedy is carrying on his family’s legacy in politics and making a name for himself as a champion of the underdog. On Tuesday, January 30, he will deliver the Democratic rebuttal...
More“As the first of the racial minorities, our forefathers were subject to every discrimination found wherever discrimination is known.” – Robert Kennedy speaking at a Friendly Sons of St....
MoreA group of over 400 current and former G.A.A. players held a solidarity sleep-out in December to draw attention to Ireland’s homelessness crisis, raising more than $150,000 in the process. The...
MoreBob Geldof and the Band Aid Trust donated their archives to the National Library of Ireland in December, opening them to public viewing for the first time. The charity effort raised £8 million for...
MoreIn a study published late December in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers have found 10 genetic groupings that mirror the ancient and medieval boundaries of Irish kingdoms: Ulster, Leinster,...
MoreIn December, Ireland took further steps to grant equality to transgender citizens by introducing policy designed to formally recognize naturalized citizens of the Republic’s preferred names and...
MoreThe United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) approved recognition of uilleann piping as an element of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity” in early...
MoreEver since Dr. Norah Patten visited NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, as a child, she knew she wanted to be an astronaut. Twenty-three years later, the Mayo-born adventurer was...
MoreAward-winning Irish novelist Eimear McBride (right) has been named the inaugural recipient of the University of Reading Samuel Beckett Research Center Creative Fellowship, which provides exclusive...
MoreThe Irish American Mara sisters – Rooney and Kate – are not just on their way to dominating Hollywood like few other siblings have. They are also not afraid to court controversy along the way....
MoreThe “Quality TV” era continues to provide Irish actors with all kinds of work. In March, Northern Irish thespian Ciaran Hinds will team up with Jared Harris – former Mad Men star and son of...
MoreIrish authors have also been having a couple of good months in Hollywood. Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin recently snatched up the movie rights for The Ninth Hour, Alice McDermott’s excellent...
MoreIrish American star John Cusack is getting in touch with his Irish roots – and his dark side – in Galway. Cusack is currently filming a western in Ireland entitled Never Grow Old, to be directed...
MoreTwo accomplished Irish artists – a musician and a dancer – are trying to cross over into movies. World-renowned Irish dancer Michael Flatley is putting together a film in Barbados (nice work if...
MoreIrish playwright Enda Walsh had a bit of a New York moment in January, with the joint stagings of two of his plays. In Manhattan, his 1996 play Disco Pigs is being revived for its 20th anniversary at...
MoreParty Face, a new comedy by Irish writer Isobel Mahon, made its Off-Broadway debut as part of the 10th annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York in January, starring Hayley Mills, of...
MoreIn February, New York City’s Irish Arts Center will stage a three-night run of one of the most unique Irish theater spectacles of the year. The production, called RIOT, won Best Production at the...
MoreThe 2018 Golden Globe Awards were a smash success for Irish names in the movie business, with Saoirse Ronan winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her starring role in...
MoreNew Ross, County Wexford, is to be linked with a town in California where playwright Eugene O’Neill lived. O’Neill’s Tao House in Danville, California, near the San Francisco Bay, is preserved...
MoreTom McGrath, an ultra-distance runner, can often be seen running all over Manhattan, whether he’s running in Central Park or busy running his bar and restaurant. McGrath, 68, has stamina for it...
MoreThis year marks the 300th anniversary of the first great wave of Scots-Irish migration to the United States, and over the next 12 months, several towns in Northern Ireland and the U.S. will be...
MoreAfter over 30 years of leading the beverage industry, Irial Finan (below), a native of Roscommon and a frequent honoree for our Business 100 list, is set to retire in March. Finan started his career...
MoreNew media paragon Samantha Barry has been hired as Glamour’s eighth and newest editor-in-chief. Barry, who is originally from Ballincollig, County Cork, is the epitome of Ireland’s burgeoning...
MoreTimothy O’Leary (right) has taken the United States opera scene by storm as the recently-appointed general director of the Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the...
MoreLiam Cosgrave 1920 – 2017 Former prime minister of Ireland Liam Cosgrave died this past October at the age of 97 in Dublin. Cosgrave served as taoiseach from 1973 to 1977, during which time he was...
MoreA nun, abbess, and founder of several monasteries, Brigid of Kildare was a woman who defied authority, possessed great strength of will and determination, and whose cheerful giving of food and...
MoreHow the son of an Malaysian immigrant rose to stardom within Ireland’s top sports divisions. ℘℘℘ Lee Chin could quite possibly be the modern successor to Setanta (the given name of the Irish...
MoreWilliam James Hinchey traveled throughout America’s Southwest frontier and Missouri capturing images of life, the ravishes of war, and beyond. ℘℘℘ Cormac McCarthy’s novel Blood Meridian...
MoreThe story of W.B. Yeats’s tower, Lady Gregory’s autograph tree, and the grave of Irish airman Robert Gregory, whose death inspired some of Yeats’s most well-known...
MoreTara Sullivan talks about her life in sports, Irish dance, and the memorable people along her road to becoming the Boston Globe’s newest sports writer. ℘℘℘ For twenty years Tara Sullivan...
MoreThe name Kennedy or O’Kennedy is derived from the Gaelic O’Cinneide, which is itself derived from the original Gaelic form cean eidig meaning, “ugly head,” or, more generously, “helmet...
MoreJennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach is a journey through time and mores. ℘℘℘ In Manhattan Beach, Jennifer Egan makes a radical departure in style, language, and structure from her previous...
MoreDarach Ó Séaghdha has been putting the fun back into the Irish language by translating words into English in a humorous, thought-provoking way, and deftly using Twitter to expand his audience. He...
MoreJerry Cox spent a lifetime ministering to California’s Mexican immigrants, and found similarities between Irish and Mexican cultures. ℘℘℘ Shortly after Jerry Cox was ordained a priest...
MoreOnce the winter holiday feasting frenzy ends, hundreds of ads bombard us with ways to lose weight. There is certainly a time to count calories, but then there is Fat Tuesday. Dieters beware. The two...
MoreMy father Cyril DeFever grew up on a dairy farm near Detroit, Michigan. His parents had immigrated to the U.S. from Belgium. My mother, Marie Clancy, the daughter of an insurance man, was...
MoreU2, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, and the Irish trying to save America. ℘℘℘ In autumn 2017, U2 released their 14th studio album, Songs of Experience. Critical reception on the album was mixed – was...
MoreAfter over 30 years of leading the beverage industry, Irial Finan (below), a native of Roscommon...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) approved recognition...
New Ross, County Wexford, is to be linked with a town in California where playwright Eugene...
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the first great wave of Scots-Irish migration to the...
Timothy O’Leary (right) has taken the United States opera scene by storm as the...
A group of over 400 current and former G.A.A. players held a solidarity sleep-out in December to...
The Irish American Mara sisters – Rooney and Kate – are not just on their way to dominating...
New media paragon Samantha Barry has been hired as Glamour’s eighth and newest editor-in-chief....
The 2018 Golden Globe Awards were a smash success for Irish names in the movie business, with...
In February, New York City’s Irish Arts Center will stage a three-night run of one of the most...
Irish playwright Enda Walsh had a bit of a New York moment in January, with the joint stagings of...
Award-winning Irish novelist Eimear McBride (right) has been named the inaugural recipient of the...
Irish American star John Cusack is getting in touch with his Irish roots – and his dark side –...
Bob Geldof and the Band Aid Trust donated their archives to the National Library of Ireland in...
Liam Cosgrave 1920 – 2017 Former prime minister of Ireland Liam Cosgrave died this past October...
Party Face, a new comedy by Irish writer Isobel Mahon, made its Off-Broadway debut as part of the...
Two accomplished Irish artists – a musician and a dancer – are trying to cross over into...
Tom McGrath, an ultra-distance runner, can often be seen running all over Manhattan, whether he’s...
The “Quality TV” era continues to provide Irish actors with all kinds of work. In March,...
Irish authors have also been having a couple of good months in Hollywood. Oscar-winning producer...
In a study published late December in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers have found 10...
In December, Ireland took further steps to grant equality to transgender citizens by introducing...
Ever since Dr. Norah Patten visited NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, as a child,...