The New York Yankees will once again be celebrating Irish Heritage when the Yanks take on the Colorado Rockies on Friday, August 23rd at Yankee Stadium. The 2023 season was rough on both the Rockies and the Yankees as neither team made the playoffs. August 24th will be their first meeting of the 2024 season so get your tickets and caps to cheer on the Yankees and show your … [Read more...] about 2024 New York Yankees Irish Heritage Cap Game
American Mother
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
IA Newsletter, March 2, 2024
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
IA Newsletter, March 2, 2024
On August 9th, 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