Pictured above: The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. You aren't in Boston long before realizing what an Irish city it is: Logan Airport, Callahan Tunnel, the McCormack, Kennedy, Moakley and O'Neill federal buildings, plus numerous parks, boulevards and squares honoring Irish … [Read more...] about Landmarks Tell The Boston Irish Story
Green is The New Black
By Sarah Loughnane, Editorial Assistant/ Social Media & Events Coordinator
Tourism Ireland hosted a stellar event at The Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City last night, Jan. 28, to launch its 2020 marketing plan – an extension of the 2019 “Fill Your Heart With Ireland” campaign. Guests from all over the U.S., and Ireland, filled the beautiful ballroom at the Palace for a night of celebration and discussion. Alison Metcalfe, Tourism … [Read more...] about Green is The New Black
Hall of Fame 2020
By Irish America Staff
℘℘℘ The 2020 Irish America Hall of Fame dinner and inductions will be held in New York City on March 12, 2020, and we are excited to celebrate and honor eight outstanding Irish American leaders and the contributions they have made in public service, the trades, business, education, and entertainment. “This year’s honorees are a wonderful mix of artists, a labor leader, an … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame 2020
Meet the Nolans
By Marsha Sorotick, Contributor
December 21, 2019
December 21, 2019
Family stories endure. It has been 75 years since the publication of Betty Smith’s best-selling novel A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Since that time, Tree has been hailed as a modern classic and was cited by the NY Public Library as one of the best books of the 20th century. In a national survey conducted by PBS in 2018, it was chosen as one of America’s 100 best-loved novels. As … [Read more...] about Meet the Nolans
Movers, Shakers,
& Music Makers
By Irish America Staff
December 14, 2019
December 14, 2019
On Tuesday, December 10, Irish America magazine hosted its 34th annual Business 100 awards luncheon at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
The best and brightest Irish-American business leaders, representing some of the nation’s top corporations, were honored.
Mike Clune, founder of Clune Construction and chairman of the board of the Irish American … [Read more...] about Movers, Shakers,
& Music Makers