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Ardal O’Hanlon at the New York Arts Center

July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Ardal O’Hanlon will finally come out of hiding for his first New York City comedy appearance in over ten years this September with an exclusive three-night engagement at the New York Irish Center in Long Island City on Thursday & Friday, September 29 & 30, and Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 pm. O’Hanlon is a beloved character on the Irish show Father Ted, and is also … [Read more...] about Ardal O’Hanlon at the New York Arts Center

2022 Spring Lake Irish Festival

June 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Saturday, June 18, 2022 12:00 - 5:00 pm This year the Irish Festival features many family-friendly events perfect for a Spring-time stroll through downtown Spring Lake. Expect live music, dancing, food, kid's activities, and shopping at all of our Chamber festivals. Spring Lake is known as the Jersey Shore’s Irish Riviera! Head to the Shore and enjoy Spring Lake's Irish … [Read more...] about 2022 Spring Lake Irish Festival

One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Exhibit at the Morgan Library

IA Newsletter, June 18, 2022

June 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment

June 2 through October 2, 2022 The Morgan Library presents One Hundred Years of James Joyce's Ulysses from June 3 through October 2, 2022. Set on one day, 16 June 1904, James Joyce’s Ulysses follows the young poet Stephen Dedalus and the unlikely hero Leopold Bloom as they journey through Dublin. The groundbreaking novel links the epic to the ordinary, connecting characters … [Read more...] about One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Exhibit at the Morgan Library

Bloomsday 2022

June 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Celebrating the Centenary Celebration of the Release of James Joyce Bloomsday is celebrated on June 16th each year, the day depicted in James Joyce's Ulysses. The day is named after the central character in Ulysses, Leopold Bloom, and follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and a host of other characters – real and fictional – from 8:00 am on 16 June 1904 through to … [Read more...] about Bloomsday 2022

IRELAND TODAY 2022

May 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment

New York Irish Center's Inaugural Youth Conference “Ireland Today 2022” May 20-22 The New York Irish Center hosts “Ireland Today 2022" - The Inaugural America-Ireland Youth Conference” which takes place virtually beginning on Friday, May 20th to Sunday, May 22nd. Ireland Today brings together policymakers, educators, and students from Ireland and the US for a live-stream … [Read more...] about IRELAND TODAY 2022

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February 10, 1904

John Farrow, screenwriter, director and father of actress Mia Farrow, was born on February 10, 1904 in Sydney, Australia to John Farrow and Mary Savage Villiers. After working as a sailor he went to Hollywood in the 1920s and got his first job as a technical advisor. He then became a screenwriter in, notably writing the script for “Tarzan Escapes” (1936) where he met his  future wife, Irish-born Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. She converted Farrow to Catholicism and he later wrote biographies of Saint Thomas More and Saint Damien of Molokai. Farrow’sgreatest accomplishments were his Academy Award win for the “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956) script and his nomination as Best Director for Wake Island (1942).

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