Timothy O’Leary (right) has taken the United States opera scene by storm as the recently-appointed general director of the Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. O’Leary previously worked in New York City as a part of the management at the New York City Opera and was the first managing director of Gotham Chamber … [Read more...] about Irish American Director to Helm Washington National Opera
Those We Lost
Liam Cosgrave 1920 – 2017 Former prime minister of Ireland Liam Cosgrave died this past October at the age of 97 in Dublin. Cosgrave served as taoiseach from 1973 to 1977, during which time he was renowned for a firm stance against terrorism and for his skills as a diplomat. He is also remembered for his participation in the Sunningdale Agreement, a landmark negotiation in 1973 … [Read more...] about Those We Lost
Wild Irish Women:
Saint Brigid – Mary of the Gaels
A nun, abbess, and founder of several monasteries, Brigid of Kildare was a woman who defied authority, possessed great strength of will and determination, and whose cheerful giving of food and shelter to any passing traveler laid the foundation for Ireland’s legendary hospitality.
Saints are everywhere, like enzymes, gravity, or the CIA – invisible, yes, but hard at work … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women:
Saint Brigid – Mary of the Gaels
Setanta’s Successor:
The Rise of Lee Chin
How the son of an Malaysian immigrant rose to stardom within Ireland’s top sports divisions.
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Lee Chin could quite possibly be the modern successor to Setanta (the given name of the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn). His athletic prowess in hurling, soccer, and Gaelic football has been made legend in Ireland and, in February, will become Ireland’s newest mythological … [Read more...] about Setanta’s Successor:
The Rise of Lee Chin
An Irish Artist’s American Odyssey
William James Hinchey traveled throughout America’s Southwest frontier and Missouri capturing images of life, the ravages of war, and beyond. Cormac McCarthy’s novel Blood Meridian (1985) depicts the rough, perilous place that was the American Southwest of the 1840s and ’50s. One of the earliest close-up views of the California-Arizona desert of the period is provided by … [Read more...] about An Irish Artist’s American Odyssey