John Hume, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize, is interviewed by Kelly Candaele. John Hume is the rarest of political figures. For over thirty years he has doggedly pursued peace in Northern Ireland, initially as a civil rights activist in Derry, his hometown, and later as leader of the largest nominally Catholic political party in Northern Ireland, the Social Democratic and Labor … [Read more...] about Man of Peace
Nobel Prize
The Irish Rep Presents: Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame”
Showing January 25 - March 12, 2023Irish Repertory Theatre presents Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett's Endgame on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage. Written by Samuel Beckett Directed by Ciarán O'Reilly Starring Bill Irwin, John Douglas Thompson, Joe Grifasi, and Patrice Johnson Chevannes Endgame, Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett’s (1906-1989) … [Read more...] about The Irish Rep Presents: Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame”
To Live For Ireland
Mary Pat Kelly
IA Newsletter, August 18, 2020
IA Newsletter, August 18, 2020
Mary Pat Kelly writes about her friendship with politician and peacemaker, John Hume“Mr. Hume says Northern Ireland is too complicated to reduce to a Yes/No proposition,” Ted Smyth said to me. Fall 1976. I’m an Associate Producer at Good Morning America and Ted’s the Press Secretary for the Irish Embassy. We didn’t realize how young we were – Ted wasn’t 30; I was 31 and John … [Read more...] about To Live For Ireland
Seamus Heaney’s 80th Birthday Celebration
World-renowned artists gathered in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland, on Saturday, April 13, for “In New Light: An Occasion to Mark What Would Have Been Seamus Heaney’s 80th Birthday.” It was held at the Seamus Heaney Home Place, a literary center celebrating the life and literature of the Nobel Laureate, who passed away in 2013. One of the artists in attendance was acclaimed … [Read more...] about Seamus Heaney’s 80th Birthday Celebration
A Reflection on Simplicity
The Irish-born biologist and parasitologist William Cecil Campbell, who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine, talks to Patricia Harty. For those of us fortunate enough to turn a simple tap to take a nice relaxing bath or long hot shower, it’s hard to imagine risking the loss of your eyesight for a single bucket of water. But for centuries, onchocerciasis, commonly … [Read more...] about A Reflection on Simplicity