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Ireland’s Groovy Arts Minister
Colin Lacey talks to Michael D. Higgins (recently dubbed by British Vogue as the world’s…
Tim Walz of the Tomhaggard Doyles
How A Solitary Tombstone in Wisconsin Solved the Mystery of His Irish Origins As a…
Campaign for Justice 50 Years On
Guildford Pub Bombs Continue to Haunt Victims and the British Criminal Justice System 50 years…
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Time for Peace
The year was 1981, and Irish American elected officials – including the junior U.S. Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden – had plenty of reasons to be concerned. Yes, another festive […]
Irish Friends on Capitol Hill
The Impact of the Election Results on Irish Issues With one or two notable exceptions, the November 1998 elections saw those politicians most influential on Irish affairs safely re-elected to […]
A Fragile Peace
The Northern Ireland Assembly is back but intransigence could still damage the prospects for peace. Anne Cadwallader reports. Glimpse a furrowed brow or lips shut tight against gritted teeth at […]
Irish Americans Rock the Millenium
Irish America capped the century with a special Millenium Ball in honor of the magazine’s Irish Americans of the Century. Joy mingled with a touch of nostalgia at our recent […]
When Hope and History Rhymed: The New North
The political process gets underway in Northern Ireland. 12/14/99: A “day unlike any other” was how Taoiseach Bertie Ahern described his feelings at the history-making first meeting of the North-South […]
British Offensive Begins in the U.S. to Discredit Irish Side on Peace Process Problems
With President Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland in April bringing international attention, the stakes could not be higher in the blame game over the stalled peace process. A truly dishonest op-ed by […]