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20 Great Interviews: Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark is one of America’s premier “who done it” writers. Her books are…
20 Great Interviews: Maureen Dowd
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20 Great Interviews: Michael Flatley
Michael Flatley can recall the times spent on the “pay your dues” circuit, traveling the…
20 Moments in History
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Alice McDermott
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An Interview with Seamus Heaney
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Bad Boy Billy Bob
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Bill Murray
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Call for Payment to GAA Players
Mick O’Dwyer, manager of the Laois senior Gaelic football team, has called for payment to…
Casey Sheehan’s Irish Links
Casey Sheehan, the American Soldier whose mother is holding an anti-war vigil outside President Bush’s…
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Discovery’s Down to Earth Commander
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Donald Keough
Donald Keough’s love of Ireland and all things Irish led to his involvement in fostering…
Edna O’Brien
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Five Jailed over Refinery Protest
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Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt went from retired New York City high school in a matter of months…
Gene Kelly
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George Mitchell
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Geraldine Fitzgerald
November 12, 1913 – July 17, 2005 Geraldine Fitzgerald, the beautiful and talented screen and…
Golden Summer for Celtic Woman
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Goodbye James Bond
Since 1995, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been James Bond. He has played the role…
Hibernia
Chekechea Pryor from South Central Los Angeles left the United States for the first time…
Holden Back on Broadway
Irish singer Darren Holden, who has been touring the U.S. starring as the Piano Man…
In Memoriam: Mo Mowlam, unique and respected British politician
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Irish Citizenship: Are You Eligible?
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Irish Eye on Hollywood
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Irish Festivals of Summer
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John O’Connor
John Cardinal O’Connor was installed as Archbishop of New York in March, 1984, and elevated…
John Robert’s Irish Wife
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Johnny Depp’s Irish Roots
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Limerick Woman Wins €115 million
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Matt Dillon in Galway
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Mortas Cine
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Muted Response to IRA Statement
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Rockaway Irish Honor Veterans
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The First U.S. Immigrant Gateway
When many Americans think of their ancestors at long last arriving in New York Harbor…
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The Past 20 Years: Changes In Ireland
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Who is Patrick Fitzgerald?
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