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The Irish Bambino
In late 1990s baseball, home runs were everywhere. The balls were allegedly juiced. The sluggers…
A Gala Evening at NYU Celebrates Jewish and Irish Ties
NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House, at their eighth annual gala, recently honored Irish business leader Dómhnal…
A Son of Erin Is Called Home
Remembering Thomas V. Murphy, WWII flyer. Thomas V. Murphy, Jr was born in Baltimore in…
A Tale of Two Flags
Back in 1974, City Council President Paul O’Dwyer introduced a bill that would change the…
A Visit to the Irish America Hall of Fame
The Irish America Hall of Fame is fast becoming a travel destination in Ireland. The…
Black Irish Celebration
An extraordinary gathering of Irish and African-American leaders took place at the Irish Consulate in…
Burns Library Exhibit on Writer Louise Imogen Guiney
Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920), an American poet and essayist with ties to nineteenth-century Boston literary…
Celebrating Women in Boston and Washington, D.C.
Hosted by the Irish American Partnership, women’s leadership breakfasts in Boston and Washington, D.C., featured…
Dances from the American Revolution
Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution held a winter ball on January 21. Visitors were…
Education for Girls
The urgent need to empower girls was the theme of an Irish Mission to the…
Enda Kenny in New York to Support Fundraiser for Children with Cancer
The Children’s Medical Research Foundation hosted its ninth annual Best of Ireland Gala Dinner on…
Festival in Silver Springs, M.D. Showed the Best of Irish Film
A festival showcasing the best of contemporary Irish film took place at the beautiful American…
First Word: Dreamers
“Our focus is to create ladders of opportunity to help people get to the middle…
Hall of Fame: Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher Jean Butler
A few years back, the Irish dancing community was dealt a series of devastating losses….
Hall of Fame: An Honest Broker Congressman Richie Neal
Last April, U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal had an extraordinary moment when he was able…
Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy
It may be an over-used chestnut at times, but that “there is no ‘I’ in…
Hall of Fame: Judy Collins Singer, Songwriter, Social Activist
It is difficult to define or to encapsulate Judy Collins in under 2,000 words. Ironically…
Hall of Fame: Patrick Doherty, The New York Official Who Uses Investment Power to Promote Human Rights.
New York Official Uses Investment Power to Promote Human Rights Patrick Doherty recalls one of…
Hall of Fame: Powerful Business Leader Promoting Inclusion & Diversity, Eileen Murray
What does the next chapter hold for Eileen Murray, one of the most senior women…
Hall of Fame: Sean McGarvey: Promoting Diversity in the Building Trades
Sean McGarvey began his career as a glazier, so it’s fitting that he has an…
Hall of Fame: Thomas Kelly, Visionary, Educator, and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives.”
Visionary Educator and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives” Fifteen years ago, when Thomas Kelly,…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Billie Eilish to Write Bond’s New Theme Tune
It’s been 15 years since Pierce Brosnan played James Bond, but the next 007 film…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Colfer's Fiction Soon to Become a Small-Screen Reality
Memorial Day is going to feel more like a sequel to St. Patrick’s Day when…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Derry Girls the Movie?
One of the heartwarming success stories of the streaming entertainment era is that of Lisa…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dublin Murders & What the Future Holds
The Starz network is in the same wait-and-see boat when it comes to its recent…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Farrell to Channel DeVito’s Evil Penguin in The Batman Flick
It would take quite a dedicated film historian, or very creative film producer, to pick…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: HBO to Release The Plot Against America in March
One of the more interesting political novels in recent years is being brought to television…
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Macken – a Model, an Actor, a Director, and Much More
Another Dublin Murders star, Conleth Hill, is among the impressive cast of Irish talent putting…
News: An Irish Garden Blooms
Spring bloomed in the world-famous Mount Congreve Gardens this Valentine’s Day. That’s when the inaugural…
News: Ireland’s Best Vacation Destinations
The best hotel and tourism operators in Ireland were recently recognized at the 30th CIE…
News: Irish Hotels Scoop Forbes Awards
Eight Irish hotels have been recognized as ranking among the world’s best hotels, restaurants, and…
News: Irish Women's Awards
Ireland’s inspiring women were celebrated at the second Irish Women’s Awards on January 29. In…
News: MS Research at Trinity
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery that could lead to more effective…
News: Museum of Literature Opens in Dublin
Ireland has a new landmark cultural institution. The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) on St….
News: New Writing Awards
Dublin’s Dalkey Book Festival is celebrating its second decade by launching two major new annual…
News: Remembering Aengus & Jack
The Finucane brothers were unstoppable forces, seeing no such thing as an unsolvable problem. There…
News: Sinn Féin Surge in Irish Election
The Irish people went to the polls on February 8 to elect a new government….
News: The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge Opens
The great-granddaughter of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy joined Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar to open Ireland’s longest…
Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival Awards
The 12th annual Origin 1st Irish Festival, a month-long theater festival (January 7 to February 3,…
Review of Books
American Dirtby Jeanine Cummins When Stephen King describes something as “one hell of a novel,”…
Running Rings Around the Empire: The 1908 Olympics
In 1908, as the world’s attention focused on the Olympic Games in London, Britain had…
Sláinte! The Irish & the Oval
In 2020 you can safely bet that the biggest topic of news and conversation is…
The Fighting Irish
When this year’s postponed St. Patrick’s Day parade is rescheduled, the New York Army National Guard’s…
Those We Lost
Mattie Maher(1939–2020) Irish bar owner Matthew (“Mattie”) Maher died in January, aged 80. The retired…
Tourism Ireland’s “Green Is the New Black”
Tourism Ireland hosted a stellar event at The Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New…
What Are You Like? Kristen Shaughnessy
A NY1 television reporter since 1995, Kristen Shaughnessy says the best part of her job…
Wild Irish Women: More Sinned Against Than Sinning
Pilloried by the press and railroaded to prison, she still managed to sail into the…
You’ve Got Mail: Irish History From Stamps
Over the last four decades, stamp-collecting, also known as “philately,” has been undergoing a slow…
Dreamers
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The latest updates from Irish America’s most recent print issue….
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Hibernia
News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America….
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have
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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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A Son of Erin Is Called Home
Remembering Thomas V. Murphy, WWII flyer. Thomas V. Murphy, Jr was born in Baltimore in…