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“I Never Did Like Politics”

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 16, 2024

March 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment

"I Never Did Like Politics": How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still MattersTerry Golway literally wrote the book on Tammany Hall, the Irish-dominated political machine that changed American politics - for better and worse. His 2014 study Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of American Politics is the acknowledged authoritative history of the … [Read more...] about “I Never Did Like Politics”

American Mother

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 9, 2024

March 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment

The crowd on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Manhattan's Swift Hibernian Lounge, off The Bowery, was energetic. In the back room, Dublin-born author Colum McCann smiled and shook many hands, while also introducing Diane Foley to many of those who’d come out to launch the co-authors’ powerful new book American Mother. In a new interview with Irish America magazine, McCann confronts … [Read more...] about American Mother

A Tale of Two Photos

By Colum McCann
IA Newsletter, March 2, 2024

February 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Journalist James Foley in a bunker in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan. Photo: Bill Wilder

On August 9, 2014, one of the most chillingly iconic photographs of the 21st century was published online. The memory of it still sends a pour of cold along my spine. The orange jumpsuit. The black balaclava. The line between desert and sky. The knife was held casually by the executioner’s thigh. The portent. And then – in later images taken from a video still – the eerie, … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Photos

“Kathy White House” Book Launch

February 22, 2024 by 3 Comments

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 6:00 pmAmerican Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Ave, New York, NYCome and celebrate Irish Heritage and Women's History Month by discovering the highly entertaining story of a young Irish immigrant who was head cook in the White House. Author Vincent Carmody will be signing books and answering questions at the newly re-opened American Irish … [Read more...] about “Kathy White House” Book Launch

Release of Ionbhá: The Empathy Book for Ireland

January 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Actor Cillian Murphy and N.U.I. Professor Pat Dolan released Ionbhá: The Empathy Book for Ireland, on October 6. The book features essays from 89 contributors including Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins, singer Hozier, U2’s The Edge, and singer/songwriter, Imelda May.  Published by Mercer Press and funded by the Irish American Partnership, the book will be made available … [Read more...] about Release of Ionbhá: The Empathy Book for Ireland

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