Irish America

Irish America

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief

Maureen O’Hara: “The Greatest Guy”

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief

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Her career spanned over seven decades and 60 movies. The camera loved her so much she become known as the Queen of Technicolor. John Wayne found in O'Hara not just the ideal leading lady but a pal. In fact, he called her "the greatest guy." Maureen O'Hara is in fine fettle despite having a slight cold. It's the day after St. Patrick's Day and she's ensconced in a suite at … [Read more...] about Maureen O’Hara: “The Greatest Guy”

First Word: Mother Courage

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2004

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As we look at the stories in this issue, we see that the strength of our nation comes from different places. In Lynn Tierney's "Mothers United," a tale of quiet courage and hope, we come to understand that the heroes are not just those who were lost, but those who survived. Reading how four women -- three of whom lost their firefighter husbands in the Father's Day Fire of June … [Read more...] about First Word: Mother Courage

Sinn Féin and PUP
Angry Over New Report

By Deanna Turner, Contributor
June / July 2004

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On April 20, 2004, Paul Murphy, Secretary of State of Northern Ireland, announced that the International Monitoring Commission (IMC) had recommended monetary sanctions upon Sinn Féin for the alleged abduction of a dissident Republican by the IRA and on the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) for its connection to the Ulster Volunteer Force, a loyalist paramilitary group. Angry … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin and PUP
Angry Over New Report

Tara’s Future in Jeopardy

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
June / July 2004

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The construction of a motorway in County Meath has historians, archaeologists, politicians and others up in arms. The proposed M3 toll road will run through the Tara Skryne Valley, which the protestors argue is a part of the Hill of Tara National Monument. The Hill of Tara was a central ceremonial, burial and royal area in pagan times, and it dates back to 4000 B.C. The highest … [Read more...] about Tara’s Future in Jeopardy

O’Cealleagh Wins
Deportation Case

By Deanna Turner, Contributor
June / July 2004

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Sean O'Cealleagh (also spelled Kelly), a U.S. Greencard holder since 2001, has won his deportation case following a Los Angeles immigration trial that revisited a murder he was convicted of in Northern Ireland. In 1990, O'Cealleagh was found guilty by a British Diplock [non-jury] Court for aiding and abetting the murder of two British soldiers in 1988 in West Belfast. … [Read more...] about O’Cealleagh Wins
Deportation Case