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April May 2004 Issue

You Raise Me Up’s
Irish Connection

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2004

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With U.S. sales in excess of 2 million units, popular music phenomenon Josh Groban (22) has stormed to the No. 1 position on the prestigious Billboard Top 100 album charts, and Irish composer and novelist Brendan Graham is partly responsible for getting him there. Closer, Groban's second album, produced by David Foster, features the hit single "You Raise Me Up," with lyrics by … [Read more...] about You Raise Me Up’s
Irish Connection

Lord’s Castle Problem

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2004

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Lord of the Dance King Michael Flatley has shut down all renovation work on Castlehyde, his multi-million dollar castle in Co. Cork because he's fed up with combating Cork County Council. Flatley bought the 19th century castle on the banks of the River Blackwater for four million euros five years ago, but his renovations have been dogged by controversy and extremely strict … [Read more...] about Lord’s Castle Problem

To Know Here and There

By Ailbhe Greaney, Contributor
April / May 2004

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To Know Here and There is my thesis project undertaken while studying for my MFA in Photography and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts in New York. It is a continuation of my ongoing exploration of the subject's identification with place. With this work I depict the connection with one's homeland as tied to the people of that place. Taking the form of pairs, images … [Read more...] about To Know Here and There

Hats Off to Johnny!

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2004

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John Daly made a spectacular birdie to win a three-man play-off at the Buick Invitational in San Diego, claiming his first PGA Tour victory in nearly nine years. The 37-year-old had not won in 189 PGA Tour events since his British Open win in 1995. With a 100-foot bunker shot that trickled within four inches of the cup, Daly birdied the 18th hole Sunday, February 15, to win … [Read more...] about Hats Off to Johnny!

Chernobyl Oscar Win

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2004

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Illuminating the plight of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, filmmaker Maryann DeLco took home an Oscar for Chernobyl Heart, which won Best Short Subject Documentary. Chernobyl Heart is a film about the effects of radiation on the children of Belarus 16 years after the accident at Chernobyl's nuclear reactor. It features the work of the Chernobyl Children's Project, an … [Read more...] about Chernobyl Oscar Win

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