Irish America
Irish America
On November 17, 2024 a group of runners from the US, Ireland and Ethiopia stepped up to the starting line of the Great Ethiopian Run, in that country’s capital, Addis Ababa, known as Africa’s largest road race and recently named ‘the world’s best 10k’ by Runner’s World Magazine. Led by legendary Irish Olympian and former 5,000-meter world record holder Eamon Coghlan, they were … [Read more...] about Hibernia | The Great Ethiopian Run
This month is crunch time for the British government on one of the most prominent legal cases from the Northern Ireland conflict, with London now under severe pressure to set up an inquiry into the 1997 murder of Sean Brown, despite extensive evidence linking his killing to British state agents. Sean Brown was abducted and killed by Loyalist paramilitaries less than a year … [Read more...] about British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown
When photographer Dorothea Lange, best known for her haunting series of images from the Depression era, chose Ireland as her subject in the 1950s, she was not very happy with the way the finished product was presented in Life magazine. She was, however, deeply pleased with the way her photographic series portrayed the people and the land of Ireland. Lange had put pressure on … [Read more...] about Dorothea Lange’s Ireland
Colin Lacey reviews an eclectic mix of the latest albums on the Irish music scene. Twice as prolific as most performers half his age, Van Morrison shows no sign of slowing down after more than 30 years in the business. How Long Has This Been Going on (Verve/Exile Productions) is Morrison's third album in less than two years and follows last year's critically acclaimed Days … [Read more...] about A Magical Music Tour
Irish entries with a Northern flavor at the Sundance Film Festival. Park City Utah, home of the increasingly popular Sundance Film Festival, is a long way from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The only thing vaguely Irish in this ski village nestled in the Watsach mountains just east of Salt Lake City is the dark beer served in one of the town's most popular bars. It's called … [Read more...] about The Irish at Sundance
