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Irish America

June July 2006 Issue

James Connolly: The Man, The Movie

By David Smith

June/July 2006

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As the anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising is celebrated in Ireland, David Smith uncovers plans for a movie on the life of James Connolly. Modern Ireland was born in rebellion on Dublin's O'Connell Street during Easter Week 1916. As a gunboat bombarded the city centre, and British troops attacked the rebels' headquarters in the General Post Office, James Connolly, one of … [Read more...] about James Connolly: The Man, The Movie

Remembering Bobby Sands and the Nine Other Men Who Died on Hunger Strike

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On May 5, 1981, after 66 days on hunger strike, republican prisoner Bobby Sands died in the H-Block prison hospital at Long Kesh. By the time the prison hunger strike ended on October 3, 1981, 10 young men had starved themselves to death. The hunger strike was a last effort by the inmates to be recognized as political prisoners. The protest had started in 1976, when the … [Read more...] about Remembering Bobby Sands and the Nine Other Men Who Died on Hunger Strike

George Carlin is Still Tossing Out the Good Stuff

By T.J. English, Contributor
June / July 2006

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Once the quintessential seventies hippie comedian, George Carlin continues to evolve and grow. In an intimate interview with T.J. English he shares stories of his upbringing, his Irish ancestors and his view of the world. In the history of American stand-up comedy, there has never been anyone like George Carlin. Controversial, iconoclastic, irreverent, obscene - all of these … [Read more...] about George Carlin is Still Tossing Out the Good Stuff

Irish America

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JUNE / JULY 2006 30 George Carlin – The Interview In a rare interview, George Carlin talks to T.J. English about his life, from growing up in an Irish family in Harlem to the highs and lows of a 50-year career in comedy. 38 “Taskforce Wolfhound” Lead The St. Pat’s Day Parade. New York’s Fighting 69th and Louisiana’s 256th National Guard celebrated their homecoming by leading … [Read more...] about Irish America

Close Encounters

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2006

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" I always keep thinking of James Connolly and the great calm and dignity that he showed right to the very end, his courage and resolve." - Bobby Sands As I’m writing this, I can hear the sound of bagpipes. Wafting up to my 21st floor office, high above busy Sixth Avenue, are the mournful strains of “Sean South from Garryowen.”  It’s a reminder that one can never really be … [Read more...] about Close Encounters