Irish America
Irish America
John Gotti blazed onto the criminal scene in a 1986 bloodbath outside a steakhouse in Manhattan, the result of which left him the boss of the most notorious mafia family in the United States. Ever since, he's won folk-hero status as the "Teflon Don," operating freely in the spotlight of the otherwise shadowy underworld, brazenly daring the government to stop him. Many charges … [Read more...] about The Guys Who Nailed Gotti
There are far worse offenses for a Bishop than falling in love and having a baby as Galway's Eamonn Casey did. Far less forgivable is the appropriation of diocesan funds for child support payments. Whatever the ultimate truth of the matter, Casey's ordeal cast Ireland into the world headlines in a manner unseen in recent times. That, combined with the recent splurge of … [Read more...] about First Word: The Bishops at the Bat
He was only four years old — flying across the Atlantic to his first acting job in Vienna, Austria. We would come to know him well, first as O.P. on Mayberry R.F.D. and The Andy Griffith Show, and then as a high school senior in American Graffiti and Happy Days, holding onto the 50s in a world transformed. As a grown-up director, he mastered the craft that always fascinated … [Read more...] about Far and Away
Tom Deignan (left) talks to Stephan Talty (right) about The American School of Spies: His recent release detailing the extraordinary efforts of archaeologists who fought the Nazis to preserve ancient Greek artifacts, his other books and growing up in Buffalo, NY with immigrant Irish parents. Stephan Talty is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist recognized for his … [Read more...] about Tom Deignan Interviews Stephan Talty
Irish America caught up with five of the writers who were here on a tour sponsored by the Irish Tourist Board and St. Martin's Press: Maeve Binchy, her cousin Dan Binchy, Mary Maher, Alice Taylor, and Shane Connaughton. Mary Pat Kelly accompanied Maeve Binchy, Dan Binchy, and Mary Maher to their radio interview on Joe Hurley's weekly program on WBAI, New York. She later talked … [Read more...] about The Write Stuff
