IRISH growers thank good climate conditions for producing a bumper crop of 800,000 Christmas trees this year. Varieties of fir, pine and spruce are the most popular, half of which are destined for the export market. Growers will also benefit from an Irish market valued at close to 15 million... DUBLIN port resumed normal trade after a bitter two-week industrial dispute at … [Read more...] about News in Brief
Archives for February 2006
Celtic Women Celebrate
Women from around the U.S. and three of the seven Celtic nations gathered in Milwaukee in October for the Conference of Celtic Women, held at the sprawling former church that houses the city's Irish Heritage Center. Organized by Jean K. Bills, the Conference featured singers from Scotland, Brittany and the U.S. "What makes these weekends so special is the bringing together of … [Read more...] about Celtic Women Celebrate
Ireland Commemorates 50 Years at the UN
Glucksman Ireland House at New York University hosted a luncheon to celebrate Ireland's 50th Anniversary as a member of the United Nations at the UN Private Dining Room on November 30. Loretta Brennan Glucksman, who together with her husband Lew, founded Glucksman Ireland House, introduced Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan (pictured above with Irish Foreign … [Read more...] about Ireland Commemorates 50 Years at the UN
A Touch of the Heart
Gabriel Byrne is a true Renaissance man. As an actor, he is currently receiving accolades for his performance as Cornelius Melody in a New York production of Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet. As a writer, he found much success with his autobiographical Pictures in My Head, and now he's shown himself to be quite the photographer -- a photographer with a heart. For what is … [Read more...] about A Touch of the Heart
Cash’s Forty Shades of Green
With Johnny Cash in the news a lot recently thanks to the movie Walk the Line, many tend to forget the music legend's ScotsIrish roots. Though he was always the Man in Black, Cash was also the guy who loved Ireland, so much so that he penned the song "Forty Shades of Green" after his first trip there in the 1960s. The lyrics go like this: "I close my eyes and picture the … [Read more...] about Cash’s Forty Shades of Green