Irish author Flann O’Brien (illustrated above) is enjoying, posthumously, a renewed and feverish interest in…

Conan O’Brien, host of NBC’s Late Night talk show, marked his arrival in Vantaa, Finland…

On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising, mainstream political parties are…

A thought has been nagging at me for weeks now. I’ve wrapped my mental faculties…

Former Bishop of Galway Dr. Eamonn Casey returned to Ireland at the start of February…

A private consortium is behind a spectacular proposal to build a 52 million euro cable…

Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library has received a $34,000 grant from the…

Brian Friel’s latest play Faith Healer opened on February 7 at the Gate Theatre in…

Members of the Finucane family reacted angrily when told that the British government will not…

Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Albert Reynolds was moved to tears when fire destroyed his…

2005 Top 100 honoree and author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, smashed a…

Gardai (Irish police) completed an investigation into suspected money-laundering operations by the Provisional IRA following…

Ireland’s Arts Council has announced that it will award the largest single grant in its…

Since our last issue the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) has picked up enormous…

With the Oscars over and Hollywood royalty officially crowned once again, perhaps now is a…

At the helm of the NYPD, the nation’s largest police force, which is acknowledged as…

The University of Buffalo presented “James Joyce with Gusto” in celebration of the writer’s birthday…

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Springtime Theater in Milwaukee will feature a variety of Irish works throughout March and April…

Paddy’s day will see loads of parades and partying across the country this year, with…

An island in the Caribbean is probably the last thing people think of at mention…

Hundreds of people gathered in the north Dublin suburb of Coolock to remember the 48…

Steve Staunton was unveiled as the new manager of the Irish international soccer team. In…

Immigration into the Republic of Ireland has begun to push the troubles in the Six…

Are you related to Niall of the Nine Hostages? In a recent study by geneticist…

The long and sometimes glorious history of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in America. How would…

“I’m, Irish. There are some things more important to me than money.” – POLICE COMMISSIONER…

We lost many influential Irish Americans in the last year. Though impossible to mention them…

Six of Ireland’s best-known chefs traveled to the United States this St. Patrick’s Day season…

Tunes. Lots of them this month, not to be confused with songs, of course –…

U2 was the big winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006….

America’s premier ballet academy, the School of American Ballet (SAB), held its second Winter Ballet…