Irish America

Irish America

Interview

Understanding the 25th Amendment and Impeachment

By Tom Deignan

by Leave a Comment

For five decades, John Feerick has done his best to make sure America can deal with things at their worst. If you read the headlines this week, you saw angry debates about what to do in the wake of protests-turned-riots in the nation’s capital. Ultimately, the House of Representatives voted – for the second time – to impeach president Donald Trump, though only after Vice … [Read more...] about Understanding the 25th Amendment and Impeachment

Timothy Egan: A Modern Day Pilgrim

By Tom Deignan

by Leave a Comment

In late October, media outlets around the world reported that Pope Francis had expressed support for civil unions, “a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for the church in its recognition of gay people,” as the New York Times put it. It was the latest historic moment for a pope who has excited reformers within the church, while at the same time … [Read more...] about Timothy Egan: A Modern Day Pilgrim

The Pull Of The Stars

by 1 Comment

By Tom Deignan Best-Selling Dublin-born author Emma Donoghue has a brilliant and timely new novel out. Set in an Irish maternity ward during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, The Pull of the Stars explores the challenges and heroism of nurses and other health care workers, while at the same time tenderly chronicling the loves and losses of their inner lives. Tom Deignan … [Read more...] about The Pull Of The Stars

On the Edge of Our Seats

By Mary Gallagher, Deputy Editor
December / January 2020

by Leave a Comment

A Chat with Mary Higgins Clark The Queen of Suspense did not come by her title overnight – Mary Higgins Clark’s 40+-year career in literature and consistent domination of the New York Times Best Seller list have made her a household name in the mystery genre from the release of her very first suspense thriller, Where Are the Children? She has since been renowned for her … [Read more...] about On the Edge of Our Seats

Garry Hynes and “Druid Synge’

By Marilyn Cole Lownes, Contributor
August / September 2006

by Leave a Comment

The Tony Award-winning director and founder of the Druid Theatre talks to Marilyn Cole Lownes about bringing J.M. Synge's plays to New York. Squinting slightly in the noonday sun, Garry Hynes sits down to breakfast at a pavement café on Manhattan's Upper West Side in July. Having previously abandoned her coffee and croissants to be photographed for The New York Times, … [Read more...] about Garry Hynes and “Druid Synge’