On March 16, 2015, Irish America magazine inducted Hillary Rodham Clinton into the Irish America Hall of Fame in recognition of her role in the Irish peace process. Secretary Clinton was inducted along with Bob McCann, Emmett O'Connell, and Pat Quinn. For photo coverage of the event click here. … [Read more...] about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Remarks at the Irish America Hall of Fame
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The Willis Family
The Willis Clan have carved out quite the reputation for their musical skills and now have a new reality TV show on TLC. There is a moment during a Willis Clan performance when the stage lights seem to go away and you’re swept into that ancient time and place where Irish music and dance were born as rituals that could bind a community together, banish fear and lift sorrow by … [Read more...] about The Willis Family
A Challenging Response: Concern in Nepal
By Kieran McConville, Contributor
May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015
Concern Worldwide has been responding to emergencies around the world since it was born amid the chaos of the Biafran war in Nigeria 47 years ago. Floods, famines, wars, and earthquakes all provide different challenges and test the skills and ingenuity of those who respond. The latest disaster, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake here in the south Asian nation of Nepal, will present its … [Read more...] about A Challenging Response: Concern in Nepal
Weekly Comment: Centenary of Allied Landing at Gallipoli Remembered
By Irish America Staff
April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015
Wreaths were laid at centennial commemorative ceremonies marking the Allied landing at Gallipoli by representatives of the Irish Government in cities around the world this weekend. In New York, Consul General Barbara Jones joined representatives of New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Britain, France and India at an Anzac Day dawn service on Saturday. The service, hosted jointly … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Centenary of Allied Landing at Gallipoli Remembered
Weekly Comment: The Rising in Film
Today is the 99th anniversary of the beginning of the Easter Rising, which began early in the morning of Monday, April 24, 1916 as close to 1,200 people – a combination of the Irish Volunteers and the Citizen Army – took over key points throughout Dublin, including the General Post Office (GPO), the headquarters of the uprising; the Four Courts, Dublin City Hall, St. Stephen’s … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: The Rising in Film