By Irish America staff A trio of New York journalists Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill and Jim Dwyer, profoundly changed the way newspaper columns are written. Where once columns were either think pieces or puffery of the rich and powerful, Breslin, Hamill and Dwyer pioneered a “man on the street on the side of the little guy” style that transformed modern journalism. To New … [Read more...] about Jim Dwyer Storyteller
Farewell to a Legend
Jim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,
columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020
columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020
By Niall O'Dowd
It was fitting that in his last column for The New York Times on May 26th, Jim Dwyer wrote about the quiet heroism of his great grandmother in saving her family during the 1918 flu pandemic.
She was known as Nan the Point from a remote area near Killorglin in Co Kerry. Her daughter Mary, her son in law Paddy, and seven children had all contracted … [Read more...] about Farewell to a LegendJim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,
columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020
IMAGINE John Lennon at 85
By Christine Kinealy
IA Newsletter
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Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of man … Thursday, October 9, 2025 marked what would have been the 85th birthday of rock legend, John Lennon, a founder of the Beatles, and a singer, song-writer and social activist. John was born in Liverpool in the north of England—a city sometimes referred to as the 33rd county of Ireland … [Read more...] about IMAGINE John Lennon at 85
New Concerns over Brexit as UK Tries to Soften the Protocol on Northern Ireland
By Deaglán de Bréadún Combining the words ‘British’ and ‘exit’, the United Kingdom process of withdrawal from the European Union known as Brexit began with a referendum in June 2016 when 52% of UK voters opted to leave the EU. The marriage which took place on New Year’s Day back in 1973 was meant to be finally over by March 2019 but it dragged on until January 31 this … [Read more...] about New Concerns over Brexit as UK Tries to Soften the Protocol on Northern Ireland
New Concerns over Brexit as UK Tries to Soften the Protocol on Northern Ireland
By Deaglán de Bréadún Combining the words ‘British’ and ‘exit’, the United Kingdom process of withdrawal from the European Union known as Brexit began with a referendum in June 2016 when 52% of UK voters opted to leave the EU. The marriage which took place on New Year’s Day back in 1973 was meant to be finally over by March 2019 but it dragged on until January 31 this … [Read more...] about New Concerns over Brexit as UK Tries to Soften the Protocol on Northern Ireland