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An Evening for Maeve

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief, April 5, 2013

April 5, 2013 by 2 Comments

Author Maeve Binchy

Friends, writers, publishers and fans gathered at Glucksman Ireland House for an evening of remembering Maeve Binchy. Random House and Maeve Binchy's publisher/editor, Carole Baron hosted a tribute to the Irish writer on Thursday evening, April 4 at Glucksman Ireland House at NYU. It was a fun night, full of laughter and stories – a fitting celebration of the life of the … [Read more...] about An Evening for Maeve

Meryl Streep Remembers Irish Activist and Union Leader Inez McCormack

April 5, 2013

April 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Inez McCormack, the late Irish activist, and Meryl Streep.

Streep paid tribute to McCormack at Newsweek & The Daily Beast's 2013 Women in the World summit. "A tall woman and a towering figure" were the words Meryl Streep used to describe her friend Inez McCormack, the civil rights and labor activist from Northern Ireland who passed away just over 10 weeks ago at 69 from cancer. The legendary actor spoke about McCormack's life's … [Read more...] about Meryl Streep Remembers Irish Activist and Union Leader Inez McCormack

Milo O’Shea, Legendary Irish Actor, 1926 – 2013

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief, April 3, 2013

April 4, 2013 by 5 Comments

Milo O'Shea and Melissa Errico in the Irish Repertory Theater's 2005 production of Finian's Rainbow at the Westport Country Playhouse. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Milo O'Shea, the legendary Irish actor or "actor who is Irish," as he preferred, passed away in hospital in New York City on April 2nd from complications of alzheimer's, his devoted wife Kitty Sullivan at his side. He was 86. He was a much loved member of the Irish community in New York and will be very missed. Milo, who had a long career as an actor, comedian, movie and … [Read more...] about Milo O’Shea, Legendary Irish Actor, 1926 – 2013

Celebrating Joe Biden and the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame Inductees

March 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Comhghairdeas to all of our inductees! On Thursday, March 21 Irish America was honored to induct the 2013 class of honorees into the Irish America Hall of Fame. Vice President Joe Biden, art collector and benefactor Brian Burns, businessman and philanthropist Bob Devlin, hotelier and humanitarian John Fitzpatrick and immigration reformer and former congressman Bruce Morrison … [Read more...] about Celebrating Joe Biden and the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame Inductees

Mary Robinson to Give Free Author’s Talk at The Cooper Union

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
March 11, 2013

March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment

As Ireland’s first female President and a life-long human rights advocate, Mary Robinson has championed the need for equality world-wide. Tomorrow evening, she will discuss her new memoir Everybody Matters at The Cooper Union Great Hall in New York. The book seeks to lift the veil of her public life to chart her own personal journey towards a fairer world. Everybody Matters was … [Read more...] about Mary Robinson to Give Free Author’s Talk at The Cooper Union

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