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By Michael Quinlin, Contributor

A Thousand Days of Grace

By Michael Quinlin, Contributor
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As we mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination Michael Quinlin reflects on Kennedy’s vision, his desire for a united Ireland, his love of poetry, and what his presidency meant to Irish Boston. President Kennedy’s thousand days in office marked an epoch in the Boston Irish story. One man stepping forth from a marginalized community that had struggled … [Read more...] about A Thousand Days of Grace

The History-Mystery Man

By Tom Deignan
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The author Peter Quinn, whose third and final installment of the Detective Fintan Dunne trilogy was released in October, talks to Tom Deignan. It’s been nearly 20 years since Peter Quinn’s epic Banished Children of Eve, arguably the greatest novel of the New York Irish, was published. Over the course of 600 pages, Quinn depicts the city in all its gore and glory, as the … [Read more...] about The History-Mystery Man

Tara O’Grady and All That Jazz

By Kara Rota
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Her love of classic music (both Irish and American), classic cars and an unwavering belief in the good old-fashioned American Dream has seen Tara O’Grady through three CD releases and a book deal – not bad for an Irish girl from Queens. With a touch of superstition and lots of winking charm, she shared her story with Kara Rota. Tara O’Grady comes from a line of adventurous … [Read more...] about Tara O’Grady and All That Jazz

What Are You Like?
Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh

By Kate Overbeck, Irish America
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Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, Dean of the UCD Schools of Business, discusses the future of studying in Ireland, effective leadership, his first job, and Irish determination. Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh was appointed Dean of  the UCD Schools of Business (UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business) in 2011. Under his leadership, the school’s … [Read more...] about What Are You Like?
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Irish Place Names:
Limerick, Maine

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
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The history of Limerick, Maine, in York County at the southwest corner of the state, is the history of the everyday: families having children; settlers clearing land, bartering for goods and services, building mills; farmers harvesting and selling at market. In this way, it is unremarkable; but it is also for this normalcy that Limerick today remains an unequivocally authentic … [Read more...] about Irish Place Names:
Limerick, Maine