Sometimes a story comes along that captivates even the most cynical of us journalists -- a notoriously hard-to-impress bunch at the best of times. Such a story is this issue's cover feature on Aimee Mullins, the daughter of an Irish immigrant father and American mother, who is fast becoming one of the nation's most inspirational stories. At the age of one, Aimee had to have … [Read more...] about The First Word: The World At Her Feet
In This Issue 1998
Sláinte! Hail to the Chef
By Edythe Preet
July/ August 1998
In a recent issue of a prestigious American travel magazine, a well-known author wrote about the food of Ireland. After dining at one of the Republic's most illustrious hotels, he described his meal as "trendy" because the chef had used certain ingredients that were not, in his inflated opinion, Irish. What, I wondered, was this self-righteous writer talking about? Was he … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Hail to the Chef
Highlights from the Hundred
By Irish America Staff, photos by Yvonne Gunner & Meredith Morton
May / June 1998
It may have been Friday, March 13th, but there were no casualties and the 100 Waterford Crystal awards remained intact at the end of a very successful night. Malachy McCourt kicked off the speeches, welcoming his fellow honorees into the hall and humorously remarking that the "intelligence quotient of the honorees is slightly diminished by the presence of some Conservatives on … [Read more...] about Highlights from the Hundred
Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Comes of Age
By Brian Rohan
May / June 1998
There was a time when rock and roll bands from Ireland were saddled with obligatory comparisons to U2. Most of the Irish bands of the 1980s, like the soulful rockers Hothouse Flowers, took many years to shed the tag of being "the next U2." This was due in part to the fact that so many Irish rock and roll bands tried desperately to be U2. Not anymore. Irish rock music has … [Read more...] about Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Comes of Age
The Irish on Ice
By John Kernaghan
May / June 1998
Ice hockey is not traditionally regarded as a sport in which the Irish have had much input, but history records a large number of Malones, Clancys and Sullivans as having been hockey heroes. Today, their legend lives on through the likes of Brendan Shanahan and Colleen Coyne. John Kernaghan looks at past and present Irish ice personalities. In repose, leaning on his hockey … [Read more...] about The Irish on Ice