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April/May 2018

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#WearingIrish: Bringing Irish Creativity to the World Stage

From May 15-17 Margaret Molloy and WearingIrish will bring Ireland’s most talented designers to New…

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Adopted American Finally Uncovers Irish Birthplace and Family

Ohio-raised Kathleen Sullivan recently discovered that she was one of thousands of Irish babies sent…

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Beckett Unplugged

Conor Lovett and Judy Hegarty Lovett, leading Beckett interpreters, and John Minihan, the photographer who…

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Best of Ireland Gala Dinner 2018 (Photos)

In partnership with The G-Mac Foundation and the Ireland Funds, the seventh annual Best of…

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British and Irish Consul Generals Host Historic Reception

Amidst Brexit negotiations and rising uncertainty about the bi-lateral relationship between Ireland and the U.K….

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Campbell Returns to Ireland for Dublin Lecture

Distinguished parasitologist, Nobel prize winner, and 2017 Irish America Hall of Fame inductee Dr. William…

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Cillian Murphy Speaks at UNESCO’s Youth Empathy Day

Actor Cillian Murphy attended and spoke at the UNESCO-sponsored event Youth Empathy Day at the…

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Divided Society Archives Available

In January the Linen Hall Library in Belfast launched a new digital archive dedicated to…

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End in Sight for Titanic’s “Heartbreak Pier” Restoration in Cobh

The final phase of renovations of the pier from which the Titanic launched its fateful…

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First Word: The Ship of Hope

“The real members of the Hall of Fame are the parents and grandparents and great-grandparents…

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Hall of Fame: Dennis P. Long

When Irish America first interviewed Dennis Long, in January 1986, he was part of a…

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Hall of Fame: Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown – who has spent more time than anyone else in the California governor’s…

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Hall of Fame: John O. Brennan

John Owen Brennan’s 29-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency was spectacular. He was director…

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Hall of Fame: Kelli O’Hara

The glorious The King and I overture reaches a crescendo, filling Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont theater…

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Hook Lighthouse Celebrates First Imbolc Festival

Though one of the lesser-known festivals of the ancient Celts, Imbolc was one of the…

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Illinois Politician Changes Name to Sound More Irish

The former Phillip Spiwak, a Polish American attorney who unsuccessfully ran for a judicial position in…

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Irish American Partnership Breakfast

Bernie Brennan, president of the Royal Dublin Society, will deliver the keynote address at a…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Hereditary Horror

Also in June, Irish movie veteran Gabriel Byrne teams up with Irish American Ann Dowd,…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year in the Life of Brosnan

It looks like we’ll see Pierce Brosnan singing and dancing before we see him trying to…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Domhnall Gleeson Becomes a Little Stranger

Fresh off another turn as General Hux in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Domhnall Gleeson…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Fiona Shaw’s French Turn in Colette

Speaking of Fiona Shaw (the Harry Potter series, The Butcher Boy), she will appear alongside…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ireland’s Great Hunger Revenge Movie Finally Premieres

The long-awaited Irish Great Hunger movie Black 47 premiered in February at the prestigious Berlin…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Shine in Steve McQueen’s New Thriller

There’s also lots of Irish-born and Irish American talent in the upcoming thriller Widows, directed…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: The Trending Trope of the Irish Maid 

In the wake of the well-received Netflix show Alias Grace, is the Irish maid who…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

New, recent, and noteworthy Irish shows streaming on various services.  ℘℘℘ The aforementioned Domhnall Gleeson…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

New, recent, and noteworthy Irish shows streaming on various services.  ℘℘℘ The aforementioned Domhnall Gleeson…

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Irish Fighting Irish

Fifty years ago as of April 2018, the University of Notre Dame rugby club became…

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Irish Government Launches Brexit Website

The Tánaiste and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched a new website in February…

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Irish Multimedia Experience Goes Off-Broadway

In late 1980s Ireland, commercial digital scanning was newly available, and when Dublin artist Patrick Dunning…

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Irish Physicist to Head American Institute of Physics

The American Institute of Physics has appointed Irish physicist Michael H. Moloney (right) as their…

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Irish Whiskey Market Booms Abroad

Irish distillers of the “water of life” are singing “Whiskey in the Jar” this year…

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Irish Youth Group Launched in Philadelphia

Leading Irish youth development group Foróige launched its first overseas club in Philadelphia in February….

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Last Word: Leadership Lessons of Grandma Bridget

Retired General Martin Dempsey on the lessons he learned from his Irish grandmother. ℘℘℘


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Cover Story

Hall of Fame: Kelli O’Hara

News
The latest updates from Irish America’s most recent print issue….
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Hibernia
News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America….
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have passed on…..
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Slainte!
Tracing the history of traditional Irish food, drink, and celebration…..
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Last Word: Leadership Lessons of Grandma Bridget

Retired General Martin Dempsey on the lessons he learned from his Irish grandmother. ℘℘℘ [caption…

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