Inspired by what he calls "credit card filmmakers" such as fellow Irish Americans Kevin Smith and Ed Burns, Daniel McCarthy ran up the bill on his pocket plastic to make his crime caper Irish Eyes, which will have its East Coast premiere in Boston on November 23. The saga begins in 1955 in the Irish stronghold of South Boston. On the docks, the influence of the Irish mob is … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
2003
McCann Wins Princess Grace Award
New York-based Irish writer Colum McCann, 37, was awarded the first ever Princess Grace Memorial Literary Award on October 5, 2002 at the Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo. The award entitled "the Ireland Fund of Monaco Literary Award in Memory of Princess Grace" has a value of 15,000 euro and was created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Grace. McCann, … [Read more...] about McCann Wins Princess Grace Award
Harrington to Play at Carnegie
Dublin-born Gregory Harrington will become the first Irish violinist to play a full-length solo debut at Carnegie Hall on February 17th, 2003. Harrington, who is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, University College Dublin and the Mannes College of Music in New York, won an award organized by Artists International Presentations, Inc., that gives him the privilege … [Read more...] about Harrington to Play at Carnegie
FDNY Honor Irish Tenor
October 16 was declared Ronan Tynan Day in New York City, and the Irish tenor was presented with a mayoral proclamation by Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, pictured right. The ceremony, which took place at the FDNY headquarters, followed Tynan's moving performance at the 89th FDNY Memorial Day Service that honored the memory of 352 members of the Department killed in the … [Read more...] about FDNY Honor Irish Tenor
Celtic Tenors Tour U.S.
Chicago-based Jam Theatricals will present the U.S. debut tour of the Irish singing trio, the Celtic Tenors, in December. The tour, entitled "An Evening with the Celtic Tenors," begins in New London, Connecticut, December 1 and ends in Baltimore, Maryland on December 18. Other cities on the tour include Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, New Brunswick, N.J., Pittsburgh and … [Read more...] about Celtic Tenors Tour U.S.