The Irish American Cultural Institute celebrated it's 40th anniversary at Dublin Castle, Ireland on October 29. Over 140 guests attended the dinner, including President McAleese. The organization was founded by Dr. Eoin McKiernan, then a professor of English at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1962, to promote Irish and Irish American cultures. Several … [Read more...] about The IACI’s 40th
February March 2003 Issue
Rebel With a Cause
Martin Sheen, backed by fellow actors, discusses letter from Artists Unite to Win Without War that urges President Bush to seek a peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis. Sheen, who plays President Josiah Bartlett, occupying a fictional White House in the award-winning television series The West Wing, and is the son of an Irish-born mother and Spanish-born father, has been very … [Read more...] about Rebel With a Cause
Michael’s Castle Woes
Hoofer extraordinaire Michael Flatley has signed a seven-year contract in Las Vegas that will net him $250 million. Michael just opened his Lord of the Dance stage show at the Venetian Hotel there. Meanwhile Flatley has had to put his wedding plans on hold. He had hoped to wed fiancée Lisa Murphy at a lavish bash next year at his customized castle in Co. Cork. However, the … [Read more...] about Michael’s Castle Woes
Irish Song is World Favorite
(Reuters) 12:20:02: The Irish republican rallying cry "A Nation Once Again" was named the world's favorite song ever, after a global poll by the BBC. The ballad performed by the The Wolfe Tones was among a minority of Western songs on the list and only narrowly triumphed over Indian patriotic song "Vande Mataram," the BBC said in a statement. Brian Warfield of the Wolfe Tones … [Read more...] about Irish Song is World Favorite
Celebrating Irish America’s Business 100
Irish America held two receptions honoring the Business 100, 2002. The first, at the Yale Club in Manhattan on November 26, had Susan Kelliher-Ungaro, Editor-in-Chief, Family Circle, as keynote speaker. Ungaro was introduced by Tom Coughlan of Wal-Mart. Then on December 5, irish America traveled to San Francisco to hold its first ever West Coast function. Tom McEnery, the … [Read more...] about Celebrating Irish America’s Business 100