Jim Norton has been acting since he was ten years old. From radio plays as a child to guest roles on TV shows like “Frasier” and “Cheers” to award-winning Broadway plays,
Norton has run the gamut of acting possibilities and can’t imagine himself doing anything else. Currently, he’s on Broadway in the limited-engagement revival of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, also starring … [Read more...] about What Are You Like?
Jim Norton
What Are You Like?
The Last Word: The Father of Irish Studies
By Tim Pat Coogan
June / July 2014
June / July 2014
Tim Pat Coogan recalls Eoin McKiernan, who for many years wrote the “Last Word” column for this magazine and was a pioneer in the field of Irish Studies. The founder of the Irish American Cultural Institute and the Irish Way Program, McKiernan is now the subject of a new biography, Irish America Reawakening: The Eoin McKiernan Story, written by his daughter Deirdre. Eoin … [Read more...] about The Last Word: The Father of Irish Studies
Photo Album: Bits and Pieces
In the 1960s my mother inherited a ring that had been passed down through two generations. When she began wearing the ring, just before falling asleep or upon waking, she heard the sounds of murmuring voices, clinking glasses, and muffled laughter as if there were a party going on in another part of the house. Then, a man’s insistent voice calling out, “Rose! Rose!” A few weeks … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Bits and Pieces
Sean Mackin, James Boland Honored at Annie Moore Annual Awards (Photos)
By Irish America Staff
May 16, 2014
May 16, 2014
The Annie Moore Annual Awards, sponsored by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR), were held on Tuesday, May 13th at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. Inaugurated three years ago, the Annie Moore Awards are given to Irish and Irish Americans in recognition for their efforts on behalf of the Irish immigrant community in the United States. They are named after the … [Read more...] about Sean Mackin, James Boland Honored at Annie Moore Annual Awards (Photos)
President Michael Higgins Visits the Midwest
By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch May 12, 2014
Irish President Michael Higgins is retracing the steps of his youth through the United States’ Midwest, meeting along the way with groups seeking to help undocumented Irish citizens here. The chief purpose of Higgins’ week-long visit was to deliver the Commencement Speech at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., where some 48 years ago at the age of 25, he came to earn a … [Read more...] about President Michael Higgins Visits the Midwest