A Beautiful Success
After 22 movies Jennifer Connelly is an overnight success. Penelope Dening talks to the winner…
Ali Takes on Sellafield
Bono isn’t the only activist in his family. For some time now, his wife Ali…
Anjelica’s Irish Memories
Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston spent part of her youth in Craughwell, Co. Galway where her…
Artist With a Twist
Prionsias World is the internet home of the Irish-born artist Frank Maguire (Prionsias is Gaelic…
Bloody Sunday in New York
Hidden Truths — Bloody Sunday 1972 examined one of the great tragedies of the Troubles…
Books: Roscoe
Roscoe – the latest book from Albany author William Kennedy – is a splendid novel:…
Film Forum :
Troubles with Sunday
The epochal “Bloody Sunday” — the massacre of thirteen unarmed Londonderry civilians by the British…
George Mitchell on the Middle East & Northern Ireland
CAUTION IS ADVISED WHEN MAKING COMPARISONS BETWEEN AREAS AS COMPLICATED AND DIVERGENT AS NORTHERN IRELAND…
Go Canada!
Canada benefited from Irish leadership and grit in ending a 50-year gold-medal drought in hockey,…
Historic Pubs of Belfast
Think of Irish pubs and the mind turns to Dublin; sipping a pint of Guinness…
Irish Roots : O’Donnell, McDonnell and Donnelly
These three names and others of a similar sound such as Donnellan and Donlon are…
Leopold Bloom Lives On
June 16 has been immortalized by lovers of James Joyce’s Ulysses everywhere as “Bloomsday” and…
Out of Albany
William Kennedy, known as the author who captured Albany, New York, talks to Tom Deignan….
Paddy Clancy Scholarships
A number of scholarships in honor of musician and folk singer Paddy Clancy are available…
Photo Album: As American as Apple Pie
Proud of their country and their new house, Lawrence and Blanche Faron hosted the Faron…
Reaching for the Top
In his working hours he’s an anaesthetist at Belfast City Hospital but come springtime Roger…
Riverdance Celebrates
5,000th Performance
The Riverdance phenomenon continues as the world-famous Irish dance show celebrated its 5,000th performance in…
Robert Ballagh :
The Land and The Irish
In his latest work, Irish artist Robert Ballagh explores the relationship between the Irish and…
Shaw Goes to Boston College
The John J. Burns Library of Rare Boston College has acquired three significant archives of…
Sister Artists
Those who love art and are visiting the South of Ireland might consider stopping in…
Sláinte! Rhubarb:
The Sweet & Sour of Irish Pies
Often when I sit down to write Sláinte! I find myself ruminating about my Dad’s…
Steppin’ Out in Scotland
The 32nd World Irish dance championships were held inGlasgow and drew dancers from around the…
The Catholic Church in Crisis
As in the U.S., the Church in Ireland is in crisis over continuing allegations of…
The Cranberries :
Back On Track
Just like the old days. A new album (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee) from…
The Fist Word: Touch of the Poet
By standing shoulder to shoulder, hope for the future will triumph over the hurt of…
The Green and the Gold
February’s Winter Olympic Games were memorable for more than just the judging controversy in me…
The Heart of a Firefighter
When the dust settled on September 11, one of the 343 firefighters listed as missing,…
The Irish Blood Scandal
Haemophilia sufferers across Ireland are awaiting the outcome of the Lindsay Tribunal, which was set…
The Lady’s a Winner
Seventeen-year-old Lauren Byrne from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the High School winner in the National Annual…
The Last Word:
From Celibacy to Godliness
A staggering succession of priests accused. A total failure of responsibility by bishops. Concern in…
The Missing Irish
In the 10 years between 1990 and 2000, the population of the U.S. grew from…
The Voice of the Dispossessed
February 2, 2002 marked the centenary of John Steinbeck’s birth. Jim Dwyer writes about the…
Thomas Flanagan (1923-2003) Earned His Place in Irish Literature
On March 16, 2002, Thomas Flanagan reviewed a history of St. Patrick’s day for The…
Tom Coughlin Is Tops
Wal-Mart has been named the biggest corporation in America in the annual Fortune 500 list…
Voters Head to the Polls
Will Bertie be back, will there be a Quinn tide, or will Sinn Féin’s day…
World Cup Fever
In our dreams we take out Spain, beat England on penalties and Jason McAteer scores…
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have
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Slainte!
Tracing the history of traditional Irish food, drink, and celebration…..
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Photo Album: As American as Apple Pie
Proud of their country and their new house, Lawrence and Blanche Faron hosted the Faron…