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Moira Kelly: Hollywood’s Old-Fashioned Girl

By Kristin Cotter

September/October 1995

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Can a strong Roman Catholic woman survive in today's Hollywood? The answer is a definite yes. Twenty-seven-year-old actress Moira Kelly, who once asked the permission of her pastor before committing to do a nude scene, is not merely surviving, but greatly succeeding. Film credits include Twin Peaks--Fire Walk With Me, The Cutting Edge, Chaplin and With Honors. You may also … [Read more...] about Moira Kelly: Hollywood’s Old-Fashioned Girl

The Life of Riley

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
July/August 1995

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Pat Riley's record says it all. Four National Basketball Association championships, two Coach of the Year awards, and the best overall winning percentage (756-299) of any coach in NBA history. In the 1980s, his Los Angeles Lakers won four NBA titles -- two of them back-to-back, a feat never achieved by any other team -- and made all the more sweet by the fact that they beat … [Read more...] about The Life of Riley

Derry: The Town I Love So Well

By Mary Pat Kelly

May/June 1995

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Mary Pat Kelly talks to Phil Coulter, one of Derry's most famous sons. Often during the years of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, when the"end of the day" brought political conversation, someone would sing PhilCoulter's "The Town I Loved So Well." And if the singer was from Derry they knew, too, "the gas yard wall" where soldiers had replaced school boys playing ball. … [Read more...] about Derry: The Town I Love So Well

Irish American of the Year: A Very Special Envoy

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
March/April 1995

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Jean Kennedy Smith has now been ambassador to Ireland for two years, during which time she has played a leading role in the peace process. Niall O'Dowd interviews and profiles the 1995 "Irish American of the Year."  "Next to President of the United States, Ambassador to Ireland is surely one of the best jobs an Irish American can hold," says Jean Kennedy Smith who was … [Read more...] about Irish American of the Year: A Very Special Envoy

Interview with the Vampire Maker

By Colin Lacey

January/February 1995

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With his 1992 Oscar-winning film, The Crying Game, Irish director-screenwriter Neil Jordan staked a claim as a major force in the international film industry. In 1994, Jordan's spectacular film version of Anne Rice's cult novel, Interview with the Vampire, consolidated that claim. Starring box-office heavyweights Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Christian Slater the movie is … [Read more...] about Interview with the Vampire Maker