Irish America
Irish America
Six years have passed since Joe Doherty was deported from the U.S. in 1992 back to prison in Northern Ireland. Brian Rohan talks to Doherty about life behind bars and his thoughts on the Good Friday Agreement. In a place like Her Majesty's Prison, The Maze, even the tiniest of details can hold you up. By ten o'clock on the morning of May 21, I had navigated a series of iron … [Read more...] about The Prisoner
Exactly 30 years ago this October, the Northern Ireland civil rights movement burst onto the international scene when television pictures showed marchers being batoned off the streets of Derry by the police. Non-violent protests against discrimination had been percolating for years, but it was the small march in Derry that really launched the movement. When film showed the … [Read more...] about Black and Green
New Age health spas, springing up alongside the more traditional seaweed baths, are enticing people to Ireland for healing vacations as never before. John Wayne did it. W. B. Yeats did it. Even the pagan Druids did it. They all went on healing vacations. Yesterday's movers and shakers knew then what today's vacationers are just discovering -- Ireland has the power to heal … [Read more...] about Healing Places of Ireland
When Congress ordered the official reading of the Declaration of Independence, Irish-born Charles Thomson performed that duty on July 9, 1776. It was Thomson who was called upon to organize the procedures for the election of the first president of the United States. The election over, Congress appointed Thomson as its representative to inform George Washington of the country's … [Read more...] about Charles Thomson: America’s Forgotten Irish Son
It’s an understatement to say that Sen. Mark Kelly has an impressive resume. Navy Captain turned astronaut turned Senator and married to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt, retired from Congress, and became a formidable gun control activist. Then there’s the fact that he’s a potential candidate for Vice President of the United States. … [Read more...] about
About Mark Kelly’s Roots
