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Rosie Revealed

Patricia Harty talks to the Princess of Daytime Talk: Rosie O’Donnell They call her the…

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How the Irish Saved Civilization

Thomas Cahill, author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, talks to Patricia Harty. Thomas Cahill…

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The Big Fella: An Interview with Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson’s name is synonymous with success. The big, handsome actor from Ballymena, Co. Antrim,…

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Edna O'Brien. Courtesy of Little, Brown & Co.
In This Issue 2005InterviewInterviewsOctober November 2005 Issue

Edna O’Brien

By Susan O’Grady Fox, November 1986.
October / November 2005
Feb 22, 20254 min read
From the publication of her very first book, The Country Girls (1960) to her most recent books, Edna O’Brien’s works have gained wide acclaim, particularly among American readers. One of […]
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Bill Murray
In This Issue 2005InterviewInterviewsOctober November 2005 Issue

Bill Murray

By T.J. English, November 1988.
October / November 2005
Feb 21, 20254 min read
Born in Wilmette, Illinois on September B21, 1950, Bill Murray grew up, one of nine children, in an Irish Catholic family (one sister is a Carmelite nun). He left home […]
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George Mitchell
In This Issue 2005InterviewInterviewsOctober November 2005 Issue

George Mitchell

By Patricia Harty, May 1995
October / November 2005
Feb 21, 20254 min read
There would not have been a peace agreement on Good Friday 1998 without George Mitchell. Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams reflects the views of most Irish nationalists when he says: […]
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Alice McDermott
In This Issue 2005InterviewInterviewsOctober November 2005 Issue

Alice McDermott

By Sarah Buscher, March 1999.
October / November 2005
Feb 21, 20254 min read
In 1998, Alice McDermott’s fourth novel, Charming Billy, captured the National Book Award. Few were surprised. McDermott had previously been nominated for two Pulitzers and another N.B.A. But McDermott was […]
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Frank McCourt
In This Issue 2005InterviewInterviewsOctober November 2005 Issue

Frank McCourt

By Brian Rohan, July 1997.
October / November 2005
Feb 21, 20253 min read
Frank McCourt went from retired New York City high school in a matter of months with the publication of Angela’s Ashes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Frank managed […]
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Donald Keough
In This Issue 2005InterviewInterviewsOctober November 2005 Issue

Donald Keough

By Niall O’Dowd
October / November 2005
Feb 21, 20253 min read
Donald Keough’s love of Ireland and all things Irish led to his involvement in fostering Ireland’s economy. He led several groups of American businessmen, including Warren Buffett, on economic missions […]
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