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Maureen O’Hara: “The Greatest Guy”

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief

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Her career spanned over seven decades and 60 movies. The camera loved her so much she become known as the Queen of Technicolor. John Wayne found in O'Hara not just the ideal leading lady but a pal. In fact, he called her "the greatest guy."Maureen O'Hara is in fine fettle despite having a slight cold. It's the day after St. Patrick's Day and she's ensconced in a suite at the … [Read more...] about Maureen O’Hara: “The Greatest Guy”

The Rebirth of Moya Brennan

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
June / July 2004

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If you don't immediately recognize the name Moya Brennan, it's only because she recently changed the spelling of her name. As the lead singer of Clannad, and now a successful solo artist in her own right, Brennan had been known as Maire Brennan for years. She explains, "I was not winning in trying to get people to say my name right, and it was harder for people to find me in … [Read more...] about The Rebirth of Moya Brennan

Meet Eve Bunting

By Marian Betancourt, Contributor
June / July 2004

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It was only natural that the young Eve Bolton would grow up to be a writer, and a very prolific one who would produce more than 200 books for children. From her earliest years in Maghera, a small town in County Derry, books and stories filled her life. Both of her parents were great readers. Eve remembers sitting in her father's lap and being read to. "It was always poetry. He … [Read more...] about Meet Eve Bunting

America’s Top Cop

By Tom Kelly, Contributor
February / March 2004

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As Police Commissioner Ray Kelly rolls through the streets of Manhattan in the back seat of a black SUV he is fed a steady stream of information by his detail detective who rides shotgun. On this cold fall day there is the usual assortment of New York mayhem to report; a decomposed body has been found in a Queens park, a transit cop has twisted an ankle during a chase, a … [Read more...] about America’s Top Cop

Sardonic Joe

By Jamie Dawson, Contributor
February / March 2004

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Joe Queenan's no-holds-barred satirical writing is not for every palate. He jabs, stabs, pokes, prods, and otherwise mangles various aspects of American culture (not to mention European culture and Third World culture) like a dentist performing a root canal without an anesthetic or a disgruntled postal worker creating balloon animals. It's often not pretty, but is certainly … [Read more...] about Sardonic Joe