Irish America

1999

George Mitchell: A Keystone of the Good Friday Agreement

By Deaglán de Bréadún, Contributor
April / May 1999

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To mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, we are look back on Deaglán de Bréadún's profile on former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who played a crucial role in the ultimate success of the peace talks. ℘℘℘ COMETH the hour, cometh the man. Philosophers have argued for a long time over the importance of the individual in history. … [Read more...] about George Mitchell: A Keystone of the Good Friday Agreement

Our Jack Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century

By Pete Hamill, Contributor

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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 … [Read more...] about Our Jack Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century