An Icy Thaw for Belfast
In the town of Belfast, the word “Titanic” is still met with downcast eyes and…
Ballymun Makeover Begins
Visitors to Dublin will notice a major change to the skyline on the next approach…
Celtic White Gold
Riddle: I am everywhere, but I am difficult to obtain. When I am wet, I…
Choosing the Green
Everyone knows the story about Eamon de Valera supposedly being spared execution in 1916 because…
Co-Operation Ireland’s Annual Dinner
Co-Operation Ireland, a non-partisan charity dedicated to promoting peace throughout all of Northern Ireland and…
Eileen Collins
Eileen Collins doesn’t harp. She doesn’t fixate, but instead fixes. And though she may have…
First Word: The Way Forward
There is a sign on the wall at Gleason’s, Brooklyn’s storied boxing gym, posting an…
From Sectarianism to Racism
The only sign that something happened here last night is the shower of shattered glass…
GAA Opens Up Croke Park
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) made an historic decision at the organization’s annual congress this…
Holy Cross, the Untold Story
“There were men and women, over their fences, shouting names and spitting and pulling people’s…
Interview: Gerry Adams
As we go to press, Northern Ireland is immersed in elections, the outcome of which…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
There seems to be an odd trend spreading throughout Hollywood: Irish actors playing American presidents….
Irish Heroes of the Vietnam War
At a barbershop in Ringsend, Dublin, hangs a purple heart awarded to Lieutenant John Driver…
Judge Questions “Colombia Three” Verdict
Although the whereabouts of the so-called `Colombia Three’ remain a mystery, a judge on the…
Mayo Gas Terminal Provokes Concern
Residents in the west of Ireland have voiced concerns about planning authorities giving the go…
Omagh
Gerard McSorley was traveling the day a bomb shook the foundations of Omagh — his…
Paddy Whacked
T.J. English didn’t quite know what to expect when he went up to Boston earlier…
Politics and the Pulitzers
Politics always makes good fodder for art. This year, two Irish-American Pulitzer Prize winners —…
Remembering George F. Kennan
1904 – 2005 On March 17, the world lost one of the greatest diplomats of…
Remembering Frank Conroy
1936-2005 Irish-American author of the classic coming-of-age memoir Stop-Time, Frank Conroy died of colon cancer…
Report Highlights Change in Ireland’s Population
A new report produced by the Central Statistics Office in Dublin shows that Ireland is…
Review of Books
Recommended MYSTERIES OF MY FATHER: An Irish-American Memoir Thomas Fleming Publisher’s Weekly is the bible…
Roots: O’Flaherty
O’Flaherty (also Flaherty) ancestors have been documented since the time of Christ. One of the…
Standing Proud
Mary Pat Kelly, director, producer, screenwriter and contributor to Irish America magazine, doesn’t always pick…
The Boxer
Looking out of a window of the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, John Duddy’s fresh…
The Clones Colossus to Take on Iron Mike
On June 11, Irishman Kevin McBride will square off against two-time World Champion Mike Tyson….
The Galway Arts Festival
Ireland’s changing. Fast. Where once the country stirred up images of threadbare tweed jackets, alcoholism…
The Irish Immigrant Experience
Tucked in a corner of southwest Baltimore, the grand dome of the country’s largest…
The Irish Scrubwoman
In the days when “No Irish Need Apply,” my maternal grandmother, Margaret McCabe Ackerson, was…
The Irish Wolfhound
In 1770, Oliver Goldsmith wrote: “The last variety, and the most wonderful of all that…
The Troubled Life of Maeve Brennan
In her new biography of Maeve Brennan, Angela Bourke includes two photographs taken around 1948….
The Troubled Life of Maeve Brennan
In her new biography of Maeve Brennan, Angela Bourke includes two photographs taken around 1948….
The View to Liberty
Unbeknownst to many, Lady Liberty has a girlfriend. Thanks to the Irish immigrant turned prominent…
TV’s Newest Bachelor
When the reality TV show “The Bachelor” first aired on ABC, millions of swooning women…
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