Irish America

Irish America

November December 1998 Issue

Mark McGwire – In a League of His Own

By John Kernaghan

November/December 1998

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Tom Carroll's voice cracks and he admits tears are forming when he talks about Mark McGwire, the young giant whom he coached at Damien High School in LaVerne, California, and watched cast a huge shadow over baseball this summer. "Sorry, I get all hyped up and the passion flows. But I hope in time that Mark is remembered more for the human being he is than the home runs he hit." … [Read more...] about Mark McGwire – In a League of His Own

The First Word: Field of Dreams

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
November / December 1998

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Looking back over the year there are few images that stand out more in my mind than that of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hugging after McGwire's record-tying home run. In a year beset with political scandals it was such a relief to watch McGwire and Sosa. You couldn't ask for two guys with more class - one an Irish American, the other an immigrant from the Dominican … [Read more...] about The First Word: Field of Dreams

Dancing at Lughnasa

By Colin Lacey

November/December 1998

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"You work hard at your job. You try to keep your home together. You perform your duties as best you can because you believe in responsibilities and good order. And then suddenly you realize there are cracks appearing everywhere, the control is slipping away, and that the whole thing is so fragile it can't be held together much longer." The scene is Ballybeg, Co. Donegal in … [Read more...] about Dancing at Lughnasa

The 100 Most Powerful Irish Americans in in Corporate America (Moore – Welch)

By Darina Molloy, Sarah Buscher, and Ann Scott

November / December 1998

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As we enter the new millennium, the Irish in the U.S. have reached a level of success that the immigrants of the last and early part of this century could have not possibly imagined. Our annual list of the "Best and the Brightest" offers more than a few surprises, such as Harvard being the number one graduate school, and the unusually large percentage of Irish-born. George C. … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Powerful Irish Americans in in Corporate America (Moore – Welch)