40-Year Anniversary of “Brendan Voyage” Marked in Clare
Explorer and historian Tim Severin celebrated 40 years since he embarked on an epic 4,500…
A Different Key
ABC’s John Donvan captures the challenges, activism and inspiration of living with autism. ℘℘℘ Robert…
A Movie, and Legacy, for Children
When the fantasy film A Monster Calls (with Liam Neeson in a voice role) opens…
A Reflection on Simplicity
The Irish-born biologist and parasitologist William Cecil Campbell, who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize…
A Second Chance at Life
One of the country’s top transplant researchers is Dr. Barbara Murphy, the Dublin-born chair of…
Accordion Man
Billy McComiskey, who recently received a National Heritage Fellowship – the nation’s highest honor in…
Biden Family Visits Ireland
Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Ireland in June for a six-day trip through counties…
Brexit Creates Worry for Northern Ireland
In June, the United Kingdom officially passed the referendum to end its membership with the…
Chicago in the Seanad
Galway native Billy Lawless, Sr., who has lived in Chicago since 1998, has been appointed…
Digital Ocean Launches Ireland’s First Undersea Observatory
Ireland’s first undersea observatory was launched in June as part of an event for the…
First All-Ireland Sand Sculpting Competition
The first ever All-Ireland sand sculpting competition will take place in August at the 30th…
First Word: Climb Every Mountain
When I was a kid my father would take us for drives to County Clare,…
From “Giving It Up” to “Getting Rid of It”
One family’s journey from addiction to recovery. Casey Duffy will not be mistaken for anything…
Healthcare and Life Sciences 50
The 2016 Irish America Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 list celebrates Irish innovators who are leading…
High Endurance
Mountaineer Colin O’Brady talks breaking two world records, keeping children active, and shows just how…
HIV on the Rise in Ireland
Recent figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Ireland’s specialist agency for the surveillance of…
Ireland Celebrates 25 Years Online
As of June 17th, Ireland has officially been connected to the internet for 25 years….
Irish Agriculture “Not So Green”
Ireland’s current agricultural practices are unsustainable, say N.G.O. coalitions Stop Climate Chaos and the Environmental…
Irish Cancer Survivor Hikes Iceland Glacier on Crutches
Irish woman Nikki Bradley, a courageous survivor of a rare form of bone cancer known…
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Christopher Nolan Rounds Up Irish for WWII Film
Another impressive Irish team is being assembled for Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s next film….
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Ewan McGregor Adapts Philip Roth in Directorial Debut
“I know it’s just my Irish resentment, but I don’t like being looked down on.”…
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Galway Film Fleadh Crystalizes Irish Aesthetic
The 28th annual Galway Film Fleadh, held in July, featured a diverse array of Irish…
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh and McDormand Head to Missouri
For two decades now, playwright Martin McDonagh has been dazzling theater and movie audiences with…
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
No Bother, Domhnall Gleeson Is A.A. Milne
First there was 2013’s Saving Mr. Banks, starring Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, and Emma Thompson….
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Pierce Brosnan Poised for Comeback
If it worked for Liam Neeson, maybe it can work for Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan is…
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Irishman Gives Final Word on Jimmy Hoffa
Martin Scorsese’s next foray into ethnic warfare is quite simple, at least to judge from…
Irish Soccer Fans Receive Award for Good Behavior
Fans of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland soccer teams were commended by the…
Kaine’s Strong Irish Roots
It worked for Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton may have had this in mind when she…
Kennedy Center Gold Medal in the Arts goes to Ireland
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented its annual Gold Medal in the Arts…
Kennedy Summer School in Wexford
Art, literature, politics and history come together once again this September at the Kennedy Summer…
Medical Breakthroughs that Matter
Irish universities are leading the way in breakthrough medical science. ℘℘℘ Testing Breakthroughs at QUB…
Mother Courage:
How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children
There’s no way for John Donvan to put it gently when it comes to Ruth…
New Cancer Drug May Skip Ireland
A groundbreaking new melanoma treatment is being rolled out to patients in the U.K., but…
New Jersey GAA Player Signs with Cleveland Browns
Irish American placekicker Patrick Murray has been signed by the Cleveland Browns for the coming…
NYU Student Discovers 900-Year-Old Irish Brooch
An Irish American New York University student made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery in July when she…
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Cops & Nurses: A Love Story
So many cops are married to nurses,” the great novelist and screenwriter Richard Price once…
Pioneering Woman Mary Holt Moore
Mary Holt Moore – a prominent leader in New York’s Irish American community and only…
Remembrance and Hope: 9/11 Fifteen Years On
Back in July, on a hot afternoon at Kennedy International Airport in Queens, a truck…
Review of Books
Books of Irish and Irish American interest. ℘℘℘ FICTION Pond By Claire-Louise Bennett English writer…
Roots: Melissa McCarthy
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Melissa McCarthy’s Family Tree. Easily one of the most…
Rory McIlroy Withdraws From 2016 Olympic Games
Rory McIlroy, who was chosen to represent Ireland in Brazil’s 2016 Olympic games, announced in…
Sláinte! The Doors of Dublin
The story behind the Georgian houses in Dublin City and why no two adjacent doors…
The Action Plan to Save Ireland’s Bees
Ireland’s shrinking bee population is receiving a helping hand from the National Biodiversity Plan, an initiative…
The Pain and the Pleasure
Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July, when pilgrims climb Ireland’s holiest mountain, Croagh Patrick went ahead…
The Touch of The Poet
Five years ago this summer, a dream came true – but not quite the way…
The Trump-Pence Irish Connection & a Different Kind of Wall
Donald Trump and Mike Pence have more in common than a desire to win election…
Those We Lost
Leland Bardwell 1922 – 2016 Leland Bardwell, an Irish poet and novelist, died in June…
UCD Honors Medicine Alumnus and U.N. Peacekeeper
Dr. Patrick Kelly received an Alumni Honors Award from University College Dublin in June for…
What Are You Like? Emily O’Hare Under the Tuscan Sun
Raised in London with Irish and Scottish roots, Emily O’Hare made a name for herself…
Whitey Bulger Auction Raises $109,000 for Victims’ Families
The personal effects of organized crime-boss James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, Jr. were offered up for…
Witch or Healer? Biddy Early (1798 – 1872)
Healer, Herbalist, Clairvoyant… or Witch? Biddy Early was a true “alpha female” writes Rosemary Rogers in…
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