Irish America
Irish America
Although the Irish Georgian Society has many admirers here in the United States, in my view it lacks sufficient appreciation and support on its native soil, (We Irish Americans are always quick to recommend appropriate behavior to our cousins back home.) The Society was founded some thirty years ago by the Honorable Desmond Guinness, resident of the village of Leixlip, in … [Read more...] about The Irish Georgian Society
"It is distressing, and saddening," said Senator Edward Kennedy about the movie JFK. "Obviously it's a very painful experience to have, you know, the advertisements, the pictures, the scenes," Kennedy told an interviewer on WGMC-TV. The memory of the assassination of a much-loved President is distressing and saddening to all of us. Oliver Stone's movie drew fire even before it … [Read more...] about JFK The Movie
There is a lovely story told about a day in the hospitable south of Ireland when a couple of American tourists rolled into the car-park of Lahinch golf club in a gleaming, rented limo. When they asked if a club member might be available to accompany them on their round, a caddie was dispatched up the village to fetch the local butcher. He duly arrived and when the game got … [Read more...] about The Green, Green Greens of Home
Ex-hostage Brian Keenan speaks to Jane Campbell about his book, his experiences, and his life post-imprisonment. In 1985 Brian Keenan, feeling that his life was stagnant, left his native Belfast for a teaching job in Beirut. That he both sought and found change and a challenge is an irony not lost on him, but the change — capture and imprisonment by fundamentalist Shi'ite … [Read more...] about To Hell and Back
The king of Hollywood talks to Frances Haines about his controversial role in Patriot Games Son of an Irish Catholic emigrant, Harrison Ford has weathered the storm of Irish-American protest over Patriot Games. From his father, Chris, who found that his religion and ethnic origins prevented his getting work in the New York of the 20s, Harrison has always fiercely defended his … [Read more...] about Harrison Ford
