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Meryl Streep Remembers Irish Activist and Union Leader Inez McCormack

April 5, 2013

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Streep paid tribute to McCormack at Newsweek & The Daily Beast's 2013 Women in the World summit. "A tall woman and a towering figure" were the words Meryl Streep used to describe her friend Inez McCormack, the civil rights and labor activist from Northern Ireland who passed away just over 10 weeks ago at 69 from cancer. The legendary actor spoke about McCormack's life's … [Read more...] about Meryl Streep Remembers Irish Activist and Union Leader Inez McCormack

Short Film, Coward, Dramatizes Northern Irish Soldiers’ Experience in WWI

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
February 3, 2013

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Coward tells the story of two cousins from Northern Ireland who enlist in the British army during World War I. Directed by David Roddham, the film follows cousins Andrew and James through the trenches and No Man’s Land at Ypres in 1917. The set for the battlefield, including a 200 foot long trench, was meticulously reconstructed in over three acres of field land in … [Read more...] about Short Film, Coward, Dramatizes Northern Irish Soldiers’ Experience in WWI

The Derry Air is Rich With Culture

By Mary Pat Kelly,February / March 2013

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A bright, brand-new day dawns for Derry/Londonderry, the UK City of Culture 2013. John Hume, Derry’s first Catholic MP, sang the Derry anthem in Oslo when he and David Trimble won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998, and it has since become a staple of the White House St. Patrick’s Day gathering each year in Washington, D.C. At a recent concert in Chicago when Phil Coulter played … [Read more...] about The Derry Air is Rich With Culture

A “Legenderry” Year in Northern Ireland

By Michelle Meagher, Contributor
December / January 2013

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“Let it be Legenderry” is the phrase being coined by the Derry-Londonderry 2013 City of Culture initiative, a year-long celebration of the Northern Irish city. There has been a flurry of activity about Derry ever since it won the first-ever UK City of Culture title, for which it competed against 54 cities in the United Kingdom. The result was announced in 2010, and the … [Read more...] about A “Legenderry” Year in Northern Ireland

Martin McGuinness Meets the British Queen

August / September 2012

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In a seemingly simple gesture that would have been unthinkable not too long ago, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth II shook hands for the first time, on June 27 in Belfast. During the Queen’s two-day visit to Northern Ireland (part of her Diamond Jubilee celebration), in a private room at the Lyric Theatre, they shook hands as … [Read more...] about Martin McGuinness Meets the British Queen