Deaglán de Bréadún's profiles former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who played a crucial role in the ultimate success of the peace talks and the signing of The Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998. COMETH the hour, cometh the man. Philosophers have argued for a long time over the importance of the individual in history. Some say the forces of change, though seemingly blind, … [Read more...] about George Mitchell: A Keystone of the Good Friday Agreement
1999
Our Jack Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century
By Pete Hamill, Contributor
Somewhere in the shadowy land between myth and history lies the domicile of John F. Kennedy. The first United States president of Irish-Catholic descent, Kennedy was a man of many faces: war hero, orator, lover, creator, and visionary. He had it all, and it was all taken away, but in the end he gained immortality. That day I was in Ireland, in the dark, hard northern city of … [Read more...] about Our Jack Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century