Irish America
Irish America
William Trevor is one of the most respected fiction writers of our time. Best known as a short-story writer, he is also the author of ten novels and numerous plays for radio, stage and television. Trevor, who began writing only in his 30's, is now 61 years of age. He first achieved prominence with the publication of a novel, The Old Boys, in 1964. He has long been considered a … [Read more...] about The Outsider
John Daly has reason to be happy. As the chairman of the Hemdale Film Corporation and executive producer of Hidden Agenda, their latest release, he seems once again to be a step ahead of the filmmaking world. Hidden Agenda ventures into Northern Ireland to tell a political story based on truth. Well, three truths: The alleged RUC shoot-to-kill policy, the Stalker Affair and an … [Read more...] about Setting the Agenda: An Explosive New Thriller
The following remarks by Donald Keough, president of Coca-Cola, were made during a recent visit to Ireland, where he spoke to the Drogheda, County Louth Chamber of Commerce. The Irish presence in North America, both Catholic and Protestant, goes back to colonial times. But the really massive migrations occurred in the nineteenth century when wave after wave of Irish … [Read more...] about Perspectives: An Irish Empire – The Time is Right
At 60 and after a career of 40-odd films, Richard Harris had spent most of the last decade out of sight and out of mind in the Bahamas. What has brought him back from a life of beachcombing is the lead role in The Field, the latest movie from the Jim Sheridan/Noel Pearson duo of Oscar-winning My Left Foot fame. He also had an acclaimed stint as Henry IV in London's West End and … [Read more...] about Richard Harris: Outstanding in the Field
Signing Away the Six Counties of Ireland One of the hottest debates going on right now in Ireland involves the very heart of the Republic's Constitution, namely Articles Two and Three, which together stake a claim for the Irish Republic on the six counties of Northern Ireland. Many feel that scrapping Two and Three would be an unforgivable act of treason that would finalize … [Read more...] about Hibernia
