The New York Yankees Irish Heritage Night is coming up on Friday, August 23rd when the Bronx Bombers take on the Rockies at Yankee Stadium. Friday will be the first meeting of the 2024 season for the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies so get your tickets and caps to cheer on the Yankees and show your Irish heritage. Each ticket purchased through this offer will receive a New … [Read more...] about New York Yankees Irish Heritage Cap Night
American Mother
By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 9, 2024
IA Newsletter
March 9, 2024
The crowd on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Manhattan's Swift Hibernian Lounge, off The Bowery, was energetic. In the back room, Dublin-born author Colum McCann smiled and shook many hands, while also introducing Diane Foley to many of those who’d come out to launch the co-authors’ powerful new book American Mother. In a new interview with Irish America magazine, McCann confronts … [Read more...] about American Mother
Take a Visit to Carrick Mór this St. Patrick’s Day
By Patricia Harty
IA Newsletter
IA Newsletter
From books and Aran sweaters to Barry's tea and classy T-shirts, you will find every Irish thing you need in Carrick Mór. Kristin McGowan, Irish America contributor, chats about her Irish heritage and what inspired her and her husband, Mike, to open an Irish store in the New Jersey town of Glen Rock, almost ten years ago. Tell me about your Irish heritage. What generation are … [Read more...] about Take a Visit to Carrick Mór this St. Patrick’s Day
2024 St. Patrick’s Day Proclamation and Parades
Since 1991 the U.S. President has decreed a Proclamation for Irish-American Heritage Month and with the current President Joe Biden being a proud Irishmen that legacy continues this year. Proclamation on Irish-American Heritage Month, 2024 During Irish-American Heritage Month, we honor our Irish ancestors, all those who carry on their legacies, and the values that have always … [Read more...] about 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Proclamation and Parades
A Tale of Two Photos
By Colum McCann
IA Newsletter, March 2, 2024
IA Newsletter, March 2, 2024
On August 9, 2014, one of the most chillingly iconic photographs of the 21st century was published online. The memory of it still sends a pour of cold along my spine. The orange jumpsuit. The black balaclava. The line between desert and sky. The knife was held casually by the executioner’s thigh. The portent. And then – in later images taken from a video still – the eerie, … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Photos