There were huge sighs of relief and joy from thousands of fans when they learned…

Irish American Writers and Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) celebrated its 100th Manhattan Salon at the Cell…

The only all-Irish theater festival in the world kicked off in September across nine stages…

A variety of potato engineered to be resistant to the pathogen that caused the Great…

Sean Reidy visits the O’Neill family home in New London, Connecticut, and on his return…

Jonathan Rhys Meyers recently joined Ron Perlman and a large cast in the September film…

Musicians and spectators from across the globe descended on Sligo in August to take part…

Becky Lynch is becoming one of the major figures in what appears to be a…

An uplifting and original musical stage show depicting the armed rebellion, the 1916 Easter Rising,…

Looking back at Irish America’s premier issue we see that it set the tone for…

Ireland has released a new 70-cent stamp to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Pádraig Pearse’s…

This summer, an eighth-grade student and a retired history professor re-ignited the debate about the prominence…

On paper, the 1916 Proclamation and the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State appeared…

At 89, J.P. Donleavy celebrated 60 years of his best-selling cult-classic, The Ginger Man. At…

There is something about anniversaries that appeals to people. And it’s our 30th. If it…

An estimated 600-900 neglected and forgotten Famine-era graves were discovered in Massachusetts in September when Rhode Islander…

In September, 44 political representatives with Irish connections from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and…

The West Cork ancestral home of Henry Ford, the Ford Motors founder whose Model T…

On September 3rd this year, the photograph of Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian three-year-old whose body…

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, which paved the…

Then there are the movies being released in the run-up to the Oscars. The Irish feature…

Autumn means two things in the movie business: lots of film festivals as well as…

Also hitting screens in October is Room, a kidnapping drama starring Brie Larson, William H….

In November, Brooklyn finally arrives in theaters. This long-awaited Irish immigrant saga (based on Colm…

Lastly, in November watch for Spotlight, a close look at the Boston Globe journalists (including…

Finally in October, Brendan Gleeson and Ann-Marie Duff (born in England to Irish parents) shore…

Two Irish GAA handball players retain the rights to call themselves the king and queen…

Two Irish GAA handball players retain the rights to call themselves the king and queen…

World-renowned Irish-Australian-British artist John Kelly makes his U.S. debut in New York City through mid-October,…

Irish writers, musicians, singers, playwrights, actors, and dancers will converge in Washington, D.C.’s Foggy Bottom…

Two Irish leaders graced America’s eastern shores this fall ­– Taoiseach Enda Kenny and President…

Why women are still fighting male chauvinism on the greens of Ireland. ℘℘℘ Ireland is…

Cathal Redmond, a 26-year-old University of Limerick student, has won the 2015 Irish James Dyson…

In August, a sign in Johnsburg, New York that claimed to mark the birthplace of…

On Monday, August 17, legendary actress, and most famous redhead of them all, Maureen O’Hara…

Roots detective Megan Smolenyak explores the National Library of Ireland’s online collection of Catholic parish…

Two recent reports from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Central Statistics…

Actor Gabriel Byrne, businessman Tom Moran, solicitor Gareth Peirce, and author Mario Vargas Llosa are…

This summer saw laurels upon laurels laid on Queen’s University Belfast, as cancer experts there…

The Belfast-built H.M.S. Titanic was thought to be unsinkable after it set sail from Cobh,…

Red hair and blue eyes are the rarest combination in the world, though you wouldn’t…

Founded in 2008, and operated as a non-profit organization, Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc….

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, co-founded by Irish America Hall of Fame inductee Pat Quinn…

In Irish folklore the raven was thought to be a messenger from the other world….

For eighteen years, Irish America has sought out and recognized the best and the brightest…

With their melodious voices, masterful musicianship and enthusiasm, the Irish American women’s group Girsa has…

The descendants of Irish people sold into slavery in the 1600s live in a close-knit…

Jerry Berrigan 1919 – 2015 Jerry Berrigan, the legendary Catholic educator and political activist, passed…

As we go to press, the Northern Irish peace process faces one of its greatest…

Shaun Kelly won’t stop smiling. Photographer Kit DeFever asks him to put on a serious…

T.J. English is a noted journalist, screenwriter, and author of the New York Times bestsellers…

Three comedic performers with Irish roots share how they get to the laughter. Is it…

Reiterating Ireland’s prestige as one of the top places to visit in the world, Dublin…