Irish America

Irish America

May 1991

Music Review | Packaged for the Top: Brady

By Frank Shouldice

May 1991

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The very talented Paul Brady makes a welcome reappearance with his fifth solo release, Trick Or Treat (Mercury-Phonogram). Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Brady has been through an unfair share of career disappointments in the past and has shown his mettle (non-heavy) by overcoming all adversity. To his credit, he has remained true to his craft and won the respect and support … [Read more...] about Music Review | Packaged for the Top: Brady

Margot O’Toole’s Scientific Integrity

By Maire Crowe

May 1991

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Six years after she lost her job for raising questions about the validity of her superior's scientific research data, Dr. Margot O'Toole, a Dublin-born biological researcher living in Boston, has been vindicated in spectacular fashion. Once shunned as a supposed troublemaker, she is now being hailed as a hero. And in the course of her now famed fight against the status quo of … [Read more...] about Margot O’Toole’s Scientific Integrity

Roots: Researching Irish Ancestry

By Dr. James G. Ryan

May 1991

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A significant number of Americans feel the urge each year to find out exactly who their Irish ancestors are. And those who are prepared to make the effort, can find themselves involved in a fascinating hobby. One of the many joys of family research is that it allows you to put your family into a historical context. A great number of the Irish in America are there because of … [Read more...] about Roots: Researching Irish Ancestry

Blazes Boylan

Compiled by Brian Rohan

May 1991

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The Irish Language Grants Taken from One Group and Given to Another The Ultacht Trust, a British government-backed Irish language group will receive £750,000 in grants £500,000 of which comes from the European Commission.The rest will be generated by the Northern Ireland Office. The grant is almost ten times that which was cut from the Glor na nGael, the West Belfast … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan

Dancing into the Future

By David Callahan

May 1991

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Irish dancing in America has never been given the chance to cultivate the widespread audiences that its offshoot, tap dancing, has enjoyed. Mark Howard from the Chicago and Milwaukee based Trinity Academy of Irish Dancing believes that this is partially due to the competitive nature of Irish dancing. "Not that competition hasn't been good for Irish dancing here," Howard says. … [Read more...] about Dancing into the Future