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Hibernia – Sports

By Irish America Staff

Winter 2025

January 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Irish Punters in American Football It’s shaping up to be a very exciting year for a group of Irish-born athletes in the U.S. In Wisconsin, Wicklow native Daniel Whelan has earned a pivotal spot on the Green Bay Packers football team. Whelan is the team punter, meaning he kicks the ball downfield after the Packers fail to score, attempting to minimize their opponent’s … [Read more...] about Hibernia – Sports

Dispatches from Massachusetts  

By Michael Quinlin

Winter 2025

January 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment

By Michael Quinlan Boston's Revolutionary Irish Trail is Now Live With America 250 celebrations underway in 2026, Boston has a Revolutionary Irish Trail to chronicle Irish and Scots-Irish heroics in the American Revolution. The Boston Irish Tourism Association has published a 48 page booklet of the Revolutionary Irish Trail and a web page with an interactive map of the iconic … [Read more...] about Dispatches from Massachusetts  

Quote Unquote

By Irish America Staff

Winter 2025

January 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment

“Everything I’ve ever tried to say on screen comes from that small island and its people. To be honored by The Irish Post – a paper that has followed the Irish story in Britain for decades – means more to me than I can say.” Becoming reflective, Jim paid tribute to the women who shaped his life. “I wouldn’t be here without my granny, who died giving birth to my mother,” he … [Read more...] about Quote Unquote

Kate Gleason: A Century Ahead ­of Her Time

By Ray Cavanaugh

Winter 2025

January 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Even in recent decades, women engineers have at times felt like they’re trying to make it in an “old boy’s club.” But back in the era of Kate Gleason, a woman with engineering knowledge was remarkably rare.  Gleason was born in Rochester, New York, on Nov. 24, 1865. According to findagrave.com, her father, William Gleason, was from Tipperary, and her mother, Ellen Gleason née … [Read more...] about Kate Gleason: A Century Ahead ­of Her Time

Glitz, Glamor, and Pride in Heritage at the Irish Post Awards

By Irish America Staff | Photos by Chris Egan

Winter 2025

January 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Irish talent from across the worlds of arts, sport, business, and culture lit up London on November 27 as the Irish Post Awards 2025 returned to the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane for another unforgettable celebration of Irish excellence. More than 1,000 guests gathered for what has become one of the most important annual events for the Irish diaspora in Britain.  Elgin … [Read more...] about Glitz, Glamor, and Pride in Heritage at the Irish Post Awards

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September 18, 1964

On this day in 1964, Irish playwright Sean O’Casey died from a heart attack at the age of 84 in London. Born in Dublin on March 30, O’Casey first developed an interest in playwriting when he and his brother would put on Shakespeare plays for their family. He joined the Gaelic League in 1906 and became very involved with nationalism politics, leading him to Gaelicize his birth name of John Casey to Sean O’Casey. His first accepted play was “The Shadow of A Gunman,” which performed at the Abbey Theater in 1923. Two plays, “Juno and the Paycock” and “The Plough and the Stars,” would follow to make up O’Casey’s “Dublin trilogy.” He met his wife, Eileen Carey while in London and lived there until his death.

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