A Grandmother’s Gaze
When I was young I had the habit of staring off into space. We might…
Bobby Kennedy’s Bridge
Senator Robert R. Kennedy represented New York from 1965 until June 1968 when he was…
Becoming Billy Elliot
Sitting in the audience watching dancers from The Pirate Queen at Irish America’s Top 100…
Inside the Kennedy White House
When Barack Obama moved into the White House, many felt a sense of optimism despite…
McAleese Honored on West Coast Trip
On a whistle stop tour of the West Coast in early December, which included stops…
Murder She Wrote: Martina Cole
Martina Cole is famous, and quite pleased about it. Her books are notorious for being…
Obama’s Irish Roots: A House in Black, White & Green
When Barack Obama enters The White House as the 44th U.S. President, he will find…
Irish Eye On Hollywood
Martin Scorsese just can’t get enough of the Irish! Just as the legendary director of…
Second U.S.-Ireland Forum a Success
Over 400 delegates attended the second annual U.S.-Ireland Forum hosted at University College Dublin in…
The Pain and Beauty of Hunger
Declan O’Kelly discusses Steve McQueen’s film about Bobby Sands’ last days. Hunger is a movie…
The Polish Connection
Since Poland joined the EU in May 2004, two million people have left the country. …
Gaelic Games’ New Future in San Francisco
Hard times are falling on communities across the country, and even in the affluent San…
Restoring Lisadell
A mansion in Sligo steeped in history lay in ruin, until one couple decided to…
Sláinte!: Runny Honey
One day last summer while inspecting the progress of my vegetable plants, I heard something…
Review of Books
Recommended The list of hefty novels which explore the terrible time of the Great Hunger…
Berlin Museum Honors The Kennedys
Most Americans, even those who were not yet born, know about John F. Kennedy’s famous…
The First Word: The Comfort of Tradition & Ritual
“The robins came – that’s a sign of luck,” my cousin whispers in my ear…
The Triumph & the Tragedy
Mary Pat Kelly’s new novel Galway Bay captures the essence of the Great Starvation and…
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