Fiction Fever With her 2010 literary debut, The Walking People, Mary Beth Keane, the daughter of Irish immigrants, established herself as a writer who is especially sensitive to the experience of starting a new life in a new country. In her second novel, Fever, she has found a challenging but highly fitting subject in Mary Mallon, better known to history as Typhoid … [Read more...] about Review of Books
Music Reviews
The latest from Luka Bloom, Lúnasa, and Enter the Haggis. Luka Bloom This New Morning It is no secret that Ireland boasts some of the most potent singer-songwriters of modern music. Joining the ranks is Luka Bloom. Bloom has made a career in Ireland with his heartstring-tugging original songs and original interpretations of folk classics. This new record is pleasantly … [Read more...] about Music Reviews
Family Photo Album: Neither a Nun Nor Married
Aunt Peggy Last year my mother began to hang old photographs and framed documents on what she calls the “family wall” in her living room. No need for a coat of arms or Céad Míle Fáilte sign when we have the family wall. There’s my Donegal-born paternal grandfather’s naturalization certificate from 1935, which states “British” as his former nationality. There’s my mother’s … [Read more...] about Family Photo Album: Neither a Nun Nor Married
Mary Robinson to Give Free Author’s Talk at The Cooper Union
By Adam Farley, Editorial AssistantMarch 11, 2013
As Ireland’s first female President and a life-long human rights advocate, Mary Robinson has championed the need for equality world-wide. Tomorrow evening, she will discuss her new memoir Everybody Matters at The Cooper Union Great Hall in New York. The book seeks to lift the veil of her public life to chart her own personal journey towards a fairer world. Everybody Matters was … [Read more...] about Mary Robinson to Give Free Author’s Talk at The Cooper Union
After Sandy, Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade Signals Neighborhood’s Resiliency
By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
March 4, 2013
March 4, 2013
There was a brief moment back in November, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, when John Brennan questioned whether he should still hold the 38th annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade at Rockaway Beach. But Brennan, a Limerick-born 30-year Rockaway resident and Vice-President of the parade committee, told Irish Central it didn’t take long before the committee … [Read more...] about After Sandy, Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade Signals Neighborhood’s Resiliency