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Dermot Healy 1947-2014

By Matthew Skwiat, Editorial Assistant
July 2, 2014.

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Dermot Healy, one of Ireland’s great contemporary men of letters, passed away June 29. Healy’s sudden death at the early age of 66 came as a shock to many, but his artistic output in those years will live on for many years to come. Healy was a poet, playwright, memoirist and fiction writer whose work was regarded for its originality, depth of feeling, and psychological insight. … [Read more...] about Dermot Healy 1947-2014

Sean Mackin, James Boland Honored at Annie Moore Annual Awards (Photos)

By Irish America Staff
May 16, 2014

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The Annie Moore Annual Awards, sponsored by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR), were held on Tuesday, May 13th at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. Inaugurated three years ago, the Annie Moore Awards are given to Irish and Irish Americans in recognition for their efforts on behalf of the Irish immigrant community in the United States. They are named after the … [Read more...] about Sean Mackin, James Boland Honored at Annie Moore Annual Awards (Photos)

President Michael Higgins Visits the Midwest

By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch
May 12, 2014

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Irish President Michael Higgins is retracing the steps of his youth through the United States’ Midwest, meeting along the way with groups seeking to help undocumented Irish citizens here. The chief purpose of Higgins’ week-long visit was to deliver the Commencement Speech at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., where some 48 years ago at the age of 25, he came to earn a … [Read more...] about President Michael Higgins Visits the Midwest

Coach Brian Kelly Re-opens Breezy Point Catholic Club

By Patricia Harty, Editor in Chief
April 24, 2014

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Brian Kelly, Notre Dame’s famed football coach, visited the seaside community of Breezy Point, New York, on Tuesday, April 22. He was there to take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Catholic Club, the old one having been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Kelly, who when he first visited Breezy Point in March 2013, was so moved by the community's … [Read more...] about Coach Brian Kelly Re-opens Breezy Point Catholic Club

Review: “Of Mice and Men”

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
April 17, 2014

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In a play suffuse with tragedy, Chris O’Dowd and James Franco delight with their emotional connection. It’s not easy making friends. But once you become co-dependent, it’s even harder to part. Such is the circumstance of Lennie (Chris O’Dowd), a mentally challenged laborer who doesn’t know his own strength, and George (James Franco), a small but ambitious migrant worker who … [Read more...] about Review: “Of Mice and Men”