Retired General Martin Dempsey on the lessons he learned from his Irish grandmother. ℘℘℘ Bridget Jennings was my diminutive, Irish immigrant grandmother. In 1922, as a 16-year-old, she left her parents and siblings in County Mayo and came to the United States. At 21 she married John Devenney of County Donegal, and at 41 she was widowed. I was her first grandchild. Both my … [Read more...] about Last Word: Leadership Lessons of Grandma Bridget
Weekly Comment: Meet Ireland’s Olympians
By Olivia O'Mahony
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018
With the Olympics closing ceremony this weekend, get to know the Irish competitors. Though none came away with medals, there was plenty of spirit to go around. ℘℘℘ The 2018 Winter Olympics, held this year in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saw Ireland represented by five singular athletes who competed in a host of skiing and snowboarding events. Though not all of them were born and … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Meet Ireland’s Olympians
G.P.A. Healy, the Irish Painter of American Presidents
By Geoffrey Cobb
America’s most prolific 19th century portraitist, whose painting of Abraham Lincoln hangs in the State Dining Room at the White House, was an Irish American born into poverty in Boston. There are more portraits of American presidents hanging in the White House by George Peter Alexander Healy than any other artist, yet amazingly he remains a largely unknown figure to many … [Read more...] about G.P.A. Healy, the Irish Painter of American Presidents
Weekly Comment: Announcing the 2018 Irish America Hall of Fame
By Irish America Staff
January 26, 2018
January 26, 2018
On Friday, March 2, Irish America magazine will induct four new members to the Irish America Hall of Fame. The distinguished 2018 Hall of Fame inductees include Governor Jerry Brown of California; John O. Brennan, former director of the CIA; actress, singer and Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara; and Dennis P. Long, former president of Anheuser-Busch and member of the U.S. Soccer … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Announcing the 2018 Irish America Hall of Fame
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Celebrating 25 Years of Glucksman Ireland House
By Miriam Nyhan
January 26, 2018
January 26, 2018
After a quarter century, New York University's Glucksman Ireland House celebrates its achievements and looks forward to the next 25 years with their 2018 Gala Dinner.
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It is difficult to believe it but 2018 marks twenty-five years of Glucksman Ireland House, the prestigious home to Irish and Irish-American studies at New York University. This special milestone will be marked … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Celebrating 25 Years of Glucksman Ireland House