Irish America
Irish America
Signing Away the Six Counties of Ireland One of the hottest debates going on right now in Ireland involves the very heart of the Republic's Constitution, namely Articles Two and Three, which together stake a claim for the Irish Republic on the six counties of Northern Ireland. Many feel that scrapping Two and Three would be an unforgivable act of treason that would finalize … [Read more...] about Hibernia
Dublin: The New Year dawned bright as a button in Ireland with the accession to office of the first woman president of the Irish Republic, Mary Robinson. Even the British, not known for their admiration of Irish politicians, were suitably impressed with Robinson, making her "Woman of the Year" in one newspaper poll. In Ireland, the press office at Aras an Uachtaran, the … [Read more...] about First Word: Step It Out Mary!
It was made in Hollywood on the back lot of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer smack-dab in the middle of the century—1952 to be exact. You've all seen it and thrilled to it. You'll probably see it again as will your children and your children's children. Magic has a way of doing that to us. Of all the thousands of musical scenes in motion pictures and the hundreds of stars who performed in … [Read more...] about Entertainer Extraordinaire: Gene Kelly
