Irish America
Irish America
Green Cards for Northern Irish In a landmark decision, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on August 1, which said that citizens from the six counties of Northern Ireland will be eligible to apply for the 48,000 visas set aside for people from the Republic of Ireland in the new Morrison visa program. The bill is a huge break for those from the North, many of whom had felt … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
With daughter Blanaid now working for Sky Television and son Paudge at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and preparing for his first film part, Beatrice Behan for the first time in her life has time to sit back and take stock and indulge for a change in her own favorite activities. The widow of playwright Brendan Behan says, "I miss the children of course, just as I have … [Read more...] about Life With Brendan: A Talk with Beatrice Behan
If you could count back through enough pairs of grandparents, it could be that you have some genetic ties to that astonishing people, the Celts, whose art, conquests and legends burs forth in vivid profusion in the era of Europe's pre-Christian foundation. An exhibition in the splendid Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Italy this year sets out gleaming treasury of Celtic achievement … [Read more...] about The Celtic Twilight
No wonder that people involved in the Irish tourism industry are so alive to the value of cultivating business meetings and incentive travel. While other aspects of the travel trade bow to such hazards as tough economic times or terrorist threats to foreign travel, one area that seems resistant to such pressures is incentive/business tourism. If we can define business tourism … [Read more...] about Bring Your Board Meeting to Ireland
Anjelica Huston's portrayal of Maerose in Prizzi's Honor, earned her an Academy Award in 1986. Since then she has starred in Nicolas Roeg's Witches, in Paul Mazursky's Enemies, a Love Story, in Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors and most recently as Lily the complex con artist in The Grifters. But perhaps her most poignant performance was as Gretta in the film version of … [Read more...] about Lucky Eyes & High Heart: An Interview with Anjelica Huston
