By Pat FentonAs sure as Brendan Behan had his Dublin, Ireland, Seamus Heaney had his Northern Ireland, and Dylan Thomas had his Swansea, Wales, Pete Hamill had his Brooklyn. And like them, he wrote about it his whole life. And like them, he was always pulled back home again. And he did it with this literary skill that only comes along every so often. Sadly he’s gone from … [Read more...] about Pete Hamill’s Brooklyn World
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PassagesAugust 8, 2020
James (Jim) CagneyBy Miriam Nyhan James (Jim) Bernard Cagney, born in 1933 in Ireland, passed away peacefully in his sleep beside the love of his life, Bridget M. Cagney, in their home in Sunnyside, Queens, New York on July 28, 2020. Jim was raised in Gibbings Grove House in the parish of Milford Co. Cork. He was the son of the late Michael and Nora (neé Drinan) Cagney and was … [Read more...] about PassagesAugust 8, 2020
The Wars of Dagger John
The Irish American Cultural Institute of New Jersey cordially invites you to a LIVE and FREE online presentation of a new reading from this riveting play, previously presented at the Sheen Center Theater in New York. It “explores themes of race and moral ambiguity in the context of the Civil War as it affected New York’s Irish Community.” The Zoom virtual performance … [Read more...] about The Wars of Dagger John
Extraordinary, really
By Terry GolwayHere’s the thing about Pete Hamill – he was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. And there are countless journalists now of a certain age who will tell you the same thing – they worshipped the guy, maybe got into the business because of his columns in the Daily News, and when they met him for the first time, he greeted you like an old friend. Extraordinary, … [Read more...] about Extraordinary, really
Irish Americans and Civil Rights: Two Uncompromising Lives Remembered
By Tom DeignanConstance Curry As the U.S. struggles to reconcile its ideals of equality with a horrific legacy of racial oppression, the lives of John McNamara and Constance Curry - uncompromising Irish Americans, both of whom died this summer - teach us valuable lessons about race, struggle and progress. Constance Curry was born in 1933, in Paterson, New Jersey. Her parents … [Read more...] about Irish Americans and Civil Rights: Two Uncompromising Lives Remembered