The Buena Vista is Best! Drinking legend has it that in 1942, when Foynes was the foremost transit point between Europe and America, a flight to New York was returned to Ireland due to bad weather. The airport bartender, anticipating grouchy passengers, decided to add a little sweetener to their coffee, a hefty slug of whisky was sneaked into their drinks and Irish Coffee made … [Read more...] about The World’s Irish Coffee Champion
Irish Eye on Hollywood
Now that Colin Farrell is a regular in both blockbuster movies and on the gossip pages, the search seems to be on for the next hot young Irish actor. Cillian Murphy certainly seems to be leading the pack at this point. But there's a young actress from Dublin also waiting in the wings, with a role in what is sure to be one of the biggest movies of 2005. The Irish-born Murphy … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
No Van For Hawaii
But all is not lost for island lovers of the craic. ℘℘℘ HONOLULU, Hi. -- It's been nearly two decades since a major Irish recording artist performed in Hawaii. U2 was here in 1985 but none of the acts that followed has registered on the Richter Scale of Celtic entertainment. Gaelic Storm, which gained a degree of fame performing in steerage in the blockbuster film, … [Read more...] about No Van For Hawaii
9/11 Memorial
The idea for the memorial, an imposing 20-by-12 foot granite wall, was conceived by businessman Sol Molgen who told Bill Farrell of the Daily News, "I spent 50 years of my life in Brooklyn, and I wanted to do something for those firefighters who went over the bridge on September 11 and never returned." With the help of Peter Kasten, whose best friend firefighter, Chris … [Read more...] about 9/11 Memorial
Passed On
Robert S. Mullaney an aeronautical engineer who helped oversee the construction of the craft that landed Apollo astronauts on the moon, died at his home in Bellport, New York, on July 6. He was 82. Mullaney was a former Navy pilot who had a hand in the development of fighter planes in the Grumman Corporation and became manager of the Lunar Excursion Module Program in 1962. It … [Read more...] about Passed On