It has been a busy few months for the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform [ILIR]. Shortly after we went to press on our Top 100 issue, well over 2,000 Irish from all over the country descended on Washington, D.C. for a day of lobbying where they were addressed by Senators McCain, Kennedy, Clinton and Schumer. In what was a memorable display of solidarity, March 8 was the day … [Read more...] about ILIR Intensify Lobbying as Immigration Reform is Addressed in the Senate
June July 2006 Issue
Back From Iraq:
New York’s Fighting 69th and Louisiana’s Tiger Brigade Celebrates Homecoming
The 245th New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade was dedicated to the Fighting 69th and Louisiana’s 256th National Guard, Tiger Brigade, which, serving together as Taskforce Wolfhound, lost 19 soldiers in combat in Iraq.
During the American Civil War the Fighting 69th and the Tiger Brigade were mortal enemies. In Iraq, they fought together, and some died side by … [Read more...] about Back From Iraq:
New York’s Fighting 69th and Louisiana’s Tiger Brigade Celebrates Homecoming
The Dingle Races
The biggest of all flapper races in Ireland, Dingle attracts the best horses from all over the country, and a variety of jockeys, some as young as eleven. And they’re off! Bachelor brothers Stevie and Timmy Kelliher saunter up Heartbreak Hill, balancing buckets of paint and brushes as they go. Joe Ryle, self-styled “chief cook and bottle washer,” trots off to repair railings … [Read more...] about The Dingle Races
Too Late To Stop Now
Ian Worpole ruminates on why Van is still The Man. So I get this press release along with the new CD, Pay the Devil, and it says “For 40 years Van Morrison has continued to be an important and vibrant artist,” and I’m like, yeah, I guess he has, they sure got that right, and then I’m like, is that the best they can come up with? So herewith, my own totally subjective, totally … [Read more...] about Too Late To Stop Now
Paddy Play Ball!
John Fitzgerald, a New Yorker, went to Ireland to play baseball. When he found out he was ineligible for the national team, he did the next best thing - he made a documentary about them. COLIN MURPHY talks to Fitzgerald about how baseball has found a place in the Irish sporting lexicon. Filmmaker John Fitzgerald doesn’t remember exactly how he happened upon the website for … [Read more...] about Paddy Play Ball!