Irish America

Irish America

January February 1995 Issue

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

Sacred Mysteries

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
January/February 1995

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There are few men of the cloth world-wide who arouse the passion and interest that Chicago's Andrew Greeley does. Priest, sociologist, Irish historian, and best-selling novelist, Greeley is always controversial. In New York recently to promote his latest novel, Irish Gold, a romance mystery with historical overtones, he talked to Patricia Harty.  "The Irish are the most … [Read more...] about Sacred Mysteries

Cool Hand Kerry: Will Penn State’s Q.B. be the next Montana?

By L.S. Tennyson

January/February 1995

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Offensive Player of the Year; winner of the prestigious Maxwell and Davy O'Brien Awards; and Heisman Trophy Finalist, Kerry Michael Collins, Penn State's quarterback, seems destined for the NFL.  Kerry Michael Collins is the best quarterback in college football. And on January 2, unless there is a major upset, the whole country will see the Penn State superstar lead the … [Read more...] about Cool Hand Kerry: Will Penn State’s Q.B. be the next Montana?

Irish-American Whiz Kids

By Jack Callahan

January/February 1995

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One graduated from college when he was ten years old. Two are Rhodes Scholars. Another was voted the outstanding scholar-athlete in the United States. Jack Callahan profiles eleven young Irish-Americans who may well be the next generation of leaders.  Tom Burns The National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame elected Tom Burns as the nation's outstanding … [Read more...] about Irish-American Whiz Kids

Steppin’ Out for Ireland

By Oistin MacBride

January/February 1995

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Of all the cultural traits that have survived down through the generations, dance and music are the most direct and soulful link to our ancestors. Through bad times and good, in the grand hotels of today and in the mining camps and city ghettos of yesteryear, the immigrants kept the tradition alive, and in increasing numbers are carrying it back to Ireland, nourishing and … [Read more...] about Steppin’ Out for Ireland