Irish humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide and Lot18, an online wine retailer, have partnered this month for a unique and drinkable fundraising effort – a limited-edition Concern label wine. For each bottle sold, more than $4 per bottle, 20% of the proceeds, will go directly to Concern. The partnership was developed by Kevin Fortuna, CEO of Lot18 and a long-time board … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Support an Irish Non-Profit with California Wine
Irish America to Celebrate Top 50 Power Women Awards
By Irish America Staff
May 17, 2016
On June 30, Irish America magazine will celebrate its inaugural Top 50 Power Women Awards with a luncheon at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. The list recognizes the achievements of the most influential and innovative Irish and Irish American women across all fields. From finance and business professionals to media personalities, political figures, and healthcare workers, … [Read more...] about Irish America to Celebrate Top 50 Power Women Awards
Weekly Comment: The Sinking of the Lusitania
By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016
May 7 marks the anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania, the Liverpool-built passenger ship whose destruction sparked the United States’ decision to enter World War I in 1917. Just after two o’clock in the afternoon on May 7th, 1915, the luxury liner, heading from New York to Liverpool, was torpedoed by German U-boat 20, and then suffered a second, still … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: The Sinking of the Lusitania
Explore the First Weekly Irish Times Published After the Rising
By Irish America Staff
April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016
The first issue of The Weekly Irish Times published following the Easter Rising has been digitized for free by Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. The issue, covering the weeks of April 29, May 6, and May 13, calls the Rising “The Darkest Week in the History of Dublin.” A subheading on page one reads “An Orgie [sic] of Fire and Slaughter.” The 12-page … [Read more...] about Explore the First Weekly Irish Times Published After the Rising
Weekly Comment: New York City Commemorates Easter Rising Centenary
By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016
This week the Government of Ireland as well as NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House Center for Irish and Irish American Studies will be putting on a number of events in New York City to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising and to highlight the American dimensions of this historic event. The events kicked off April 19 and 20 when Glucksman Ireland House NYU will host two … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: New York City Commemorates Easter Rising Centenary