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June July 2005 Issue

Politics and the Pulitzers

By Laura Capuano, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Politics always makes good fodder for art. This year, two Irish-American Pulitzer Prize winners -- playwright John Patrick Shanley and San Francisco Chronicle photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice -- found inspiration in recent events. Fitzmaurice won in the category of feature photography for her images of an Iraqi boy's reunion with his mother. Irish America Top-100 honoree Shanley … [Read more...] about Politics and the Pulitzers

The View to Liberty

By Laura Capuano, Contributor
June / July 2005

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Unbeknownst to many, Lady Liberty has a girlfriend. Thanks to the Irish immigrant turned prominent Brooklyn businessman Charles Higgins, Liberty has gazed directly into the eyes of a statue of Minerva – who stands contentedly in Brooklyn's Greenwood Cemetery – for the past 85 years. Since its founding in 1838, many prominent New Yorkers have been buried in the cemetery, … [Read more...] about The View to Liberty

Co-Operation Ireland’s
Annual Dinner

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Co-Operation Ireland, a non-partisan charity dedicated to promoting peace throughout all of Northern Ireland and Ireland, held its annual dinner on March 14 at the New York Plaza. The evening highlighted the organization's 26 years of peace and reconciliation work and honored the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Paul Murphy, MP (above). ♦ … [Read more...] about Co-Operation Ireland’s
Annual Dinner

Remembering
George F. Kennan

By Laura Capuano, Contributor
June / July 2005

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1904 – 2005 On March 17, the world lost one of the greatest diplomats of the 20th century, George Kennan, who died at the age of 101 at his New Jersey home. A descendant of Irish-Scotch settlers of the 18th century, Kennan was born in Milwaukee, February 16, 1904 and became one of the most influential men on American soil, shaping American diplomatic, political and military … [Read more...] about Remembering
George F. Kennan

Remembering Frank Conroy

By Michael Sihksnel, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

1936-2005 Irish-American author of the classic coming-of-age memoir Stop-Time, Frank Conroy died of colon cancer this April. He was 69 years old. Conroy, who was in charge of the Writer's Workshop at the University of Iowa for 18 years, was honored this year by Irish America in its annual Top 100 for his work with the program. Under his guidance, acclaimed writers such as … [Read more...] about Remembering Frank Conroy

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