“Meet in Ireland”
Initiative Announced
Failte Ireland have launched a new campaign called “Meet in Ireland,” to support corporate tourism….
An Irish-Choctaw
Thanksgiving in Queens
The Choctaw Native American tribe and Irish people have a complex and nuanced relationship that…
Carna Emigrants Centre
A village in County Galway uses DNA testing to connect with people whose ancestors immigrated…
Distinguished Service Awards
Winners of this year’s Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish abroad included actress Fionnula…
Dublin: Europe’s Tech Capital
Dublin today has a unique rhythm, a youthful impatience to succeed, and confidence in its…
First Word: Google & Me
Google was following me. Or so it seemed. Immediately after my visit to the Google…
Flax Trust America
Honors Charlie Rose
Talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose was honored at the Flax Trust annual luncheon…
Hollywood’s Irish Trinity
For all of the bluster surrounding the John Ford and John Wayne relationship, and the…
Ireland-New Orleans Symposium
Heather Humphreys, Ireland’s Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and Chair of the National…
Irish American Wins Nobel
Prize in Medicine
Irish-American scientist John O’Keefe was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, sharing…
Irish Arts Center
Raises $1.1 Million
From left: Irish Arts Center vice chair Pauline Turley, Martin Hayes, special guest Sting (whose…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
Two children of the Irish diaspora may well come together to tell the story of…
Irish Hero Awards
The Irish Emigrant newspaper, in partnership with IrishCentral.com, held its Irish Heroes of New England…
Irish Post Awards
Hollywood actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was among those honored at this year’s Irish Post Awards…
Irish Say “No”
to Water Charges
While rain is free and plentiful and free in Ireland, it appears water is not….
Kylemore Abbey: Arais Aris
Kylemore Abbey was founded in 1920 by Irish Benedictine nuns on the grounds of Kylemore…
NUI Galway Dinner
Supports Drama
The eighth annual National University Ireland, Galway Gala Dinner took place in November at the…
Patrick Healy to Retire
Patrick J. Healy, Quinnipiac University’s senior vice president for finance, is retiring effective June 30,…
Photo Album:
Ma Bell and Mom
My mother Christine Daly (née Flynn), born in CastleGregory, County Kerry, came to the U.S….
Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days
Whoever coined the Irish proverb “When God made time, he made plenty of it” must have been…
Play to Win: Shannon Deegan
Shannon Deegan, Director of Global Security Operations at Google, talks about growing up in Montreal,…
Remembering Kate FitzGerald
Kate FitzGerald died peacefully on August 4, at home in Philadelphia with her family. Born…
Review of Books
SHORT FICTION Belfast Noir Edited by Adrian McKinty & Stuart Neville Belfast, a city of conflicting…
Slainte! A Stitch in Time
Every year December swoops in with a blizzard of holiday parties. There are office parties,…
Songs for the Ancestors
Judy Collins on finding inspiration in the experience of her antecedents. Shortly before Judy Collins…
Tales from the Vault
The American investor and businessman Wilbur Ross, Jr. led a consortium of investors who took…
Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Presented with Lifetime
Achievement Award
President Brian W. Stack presenting the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Award for Outstanding…
The 29th Annual
Irish America Business 100
The Business 100 recognizes the phenomenal success of the Irish in corporate America. The executives,…
The Irish 66ers
The spirited “Irish 66ers” recently completed their 7th motorcycle journey on Route 66 in an…
The Irish Legal 100
From the era of the Brehon laws, the Irish have been famous worldwide for their…
The Point
A visit to the McCord Museum helps uncover the history of two of Montreal’s historic…
Those We Lost
Msgr. Lawrence M. Connaughton 1944 – 2014 For the last 44 years, Monsignor Lawrence M….
Trinity Geologists Rewrite
Earth’s Evolutionary History
Geologists from Trinity College Dublin have rewritten evolutionary history by finding that oxygen-producing life forms…
Two Films in Production
on the Easter Rising
As the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising approaches, many cultural events and other commemorations…
Two Million Seeds of Hope
The International humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide U.S. recognized Joe Ripp, CEO of Time Inc., at…
UCC Celebrates Legacy of
Mathematician George Boole
A celebration of the life and legacy of George Boole was the theme of the…
Unpublished Poet Awarded Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Prize
The literary world welcomed a new talent in September when the prestigious Patrick Kavanagh Poetry…
What Are You Like?
Maureen O’Hara
Maureen O’Hara lit up the silver screen in 60 movies over a lifetime. We all…
Young and Strong:
The Bridget Awards
The first-ever Celebrating Young and Strong cocktail reception benefiting Dana-Farber’s program for young women with…
Cover Story
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Hibernia
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have
passed on…..
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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:
Ma Bell and Mom
My mother Christine Daly (née Flynn), born in CastleGregory, County Kerry, came to the U.S….