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By Ciarán Quinn, Sinn Féin Representative IA Newsletter, September 26 2026

Irish Americans Want a United Ireland

By Ciarán Quinn, Sinn Féin Representative

IA Newsletter, September 26 2026

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“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” President Trump's comment that he hopes to see a united Ireland seems to have caught both the British and Irish Governments off guard. I was surprised and amused when he made the announcement while sitting beside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who over the summer was quoted as saying that talk of Irish Unity drives him "bananas".  The … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Want a United Ireland

Edna O’Brien: A Fanatic Heart

By Mary Gordon

July/August 1991

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I thought that ours indeed was a land of shame, a land of murder, a land of strange, throttled, sacrificial women," says the narrator of Edna O'Brien's story, "A Scandalous Woman." Of Irish murder and Irish shame we have heard much, but the news has been in the mouths of men. Edna O'Brien tells the Trish woman's inside story. She has — as only the finest writers can created a … [Read more...] about Edna O’Brien: A Fanatic Heart

The Lyric Theatre Celebrates 75 Years

By Irish America Staff

IA Newsletter, September 19 2026

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In 2026 the Lyric Theatre Belfast celebrated a landmark anniversary, 75 years as the principal producing theatre in Northern Ireland and a leading cultural institution in Belfast. From its modest beginnings in  Mary O’Malley’s  home in South Belfast to its landmark building on Ridgeway Street, the  Lyric Theatre  has stood at the heart of Irish theatre and cultural arts for 75 … [Read more...] about The Lyric Theatre Celebrates 75 Years

The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland

By Lesley Henderson, David Miller, Jacqueline Reilly / University of Glasgow Media Group

June 1991

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On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions on broadcasting. The banning of direct interviews with eleven Irish organizations, including Sinn Féin, a legal political party with elected councillors and an MP at Westminster, was widely condemned. This article documents the effect of the restrictions on British TV … [Read more...] about The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland

The Irish in Country: Putting the Celtic Fringe on the Music Charts

By James Ring Adams

June 1991

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Just hours before winning a Grammy, country singer Kathy Mattea reminisced about her first meeting two years earlier with her current musical hero. "We went to the show and we were doing the whole bit about trying to get backstage. It was such a role reversal." she said. "I felt like a groupic." Ms. Mattea, one of the hottest names in Nashville, wasn't trying to crash the … [Read more...] about The Irish in Country: Putting the Celtic Fringe on the Music Charts