The number of people in the United States who identify as Irish American has suffered a sharp decline in recent years and shows no signs of recovering just yet, according to the Pew Research Center’s “Fading of the Green” report released in May. The population of Irish American residents, which stood at 36.9 million in 2009, dropped to 34.7 million in 2010, and by 2015 it had … [Read more...] about The Vanishing Irish Americans
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Irish America Fest in New Ross
By Olivia O'Mahony, Editorial Assistant June 29, 2017
For the fifth year running, the County Wexford town of New Ross will mark American Independence Day with Irish America Fest, a three-day celebration of transatlantic friendship and legacy beginning this weekend on Friday, June 30. The festival, held in association with the Wexford Co. Council, Failte Ireland, and Irish America magazine, will provide entertainment of activities … [Read more...] about Irish America Fest in New Ross
Mortas Cine
Publisher Niall O'Dowd Reflects Back On The Past 20 Years ♦ I will be forever grateful to this magazine for the incredible opportunities it has given to me over the past twenty years to meet, interview and become friends with some of the most amazing people on this earth. "I am a part of all that I have met," Tennyson wrote, and in my case it has made me a much better … [Read more...] about Mortas Cine
20 Moments in History
By Irish America Staff
From witch hunts and huddled masses to the White House– 20 significant moments in the history of the Irish in America. 1688: Witch Hunt Goody Glover, an Irish woman, was hanged as a witch four years before the infamous Salem Trials of 1692 (as illustrated left). Glover, an Irish laundress who came to Salem, Massachusetts via the Caribbean, was arrested, tried for bewitching, … [Read more...] about 20 Moments in History
Irish Family in the U.S. Faces Deportation
The holiday season was a tense one, to say the least, for the McAllister family. Days before Thanksgiving, federal agents raided their New Jersey home in the dead of night. Before Christmas, it became a distinct possibility that all six Belfast natives would be deported. Now, the McAllisters are awaiting a crucial decision from an appeals court in Philadelphia. When that … [Read more...] about Irish Family in the U.S. Faces Deportation