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June July 2011 Issue

Imagining Ireland With Gabriel Byrne

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
June / July 2011

July 1, 2011 by 2 Comments

The acclaimed actor discusses his role as Ireland's first Cultural Ambassador, his experience as an emigrant, and his thoughts on the strong ties and the disconnects between Ireland and America. The most immediately striking thing about Gabriel Byrne, aside from his very light blue eyes and the chunky silver Claddagh ring he wears on his right hand (and the fact that he is … [Read more...] about Imagining Ireland With Gabriel Byrne

The First Word: Let the Irish Apply

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2011

July 1, 2011 by 2 Comments

A letter from our Editor... After all these years in America, I still feel like an immigrant. Though I proudly hold American citizenship, it is other immigrants that I most readily identify with.  “Where are you from?” I ask waiters and cab drivers, even a woman on the subway (we were so caught up in our chat about how “there is no place in the world like New York … [Read more...] about The First Word: Let the Irish Apply

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Upcoming Film Releases

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
June / July 2011

July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Tom Deignan with the latest Irish and Irish American happenings in film and television. Carlow actress Saoirse Ronan apparently enjoys playing a killer. In April, Ronan starred in the action flick Hanna, which should be out on DVD soon. Ronan played a teenage assassin raised by her dad (Eric Bana) to be a ruthless killer. Now comes word that Ronan – who shot to fame in 2007, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Upcoming Film Releases

The Pipe: Small Irish Town Meets Big Oil

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
June / July 2011

July 1, 2011 by 1 Comment

A new documentary from Ireland sheds light on the Corrib pipeline plans in Rossport, Co. Mayo. In 2005, Rossport was a small, peaceful costal village in Co. Mayo, Ireland. Risteard Ó Domhnaill was living there, on his uncle’s farm, and working as a camera man. Then Shell, the international oil company, came to town with plans to build a gas pipeline from the sea, through … [Read more...] about The Pipe: Small Irish Town Meets Big Oil

Enda, Irial and Ali Honored by Fund

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2011

July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The American Ireland Fund's annual New York Gala Dinner was held on May 5th. More than 1,200 guests gathered in a tent at Lincoln Center on May 5, for the American Ireland Fund New York Dinner Gala,  the largest of the 100 events held annually by The Worldwide Ireland Funds. The dinner, chaired by Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, exceeded its goal and raised $3 … [Read more...] about Enda, Irial and Ali Honored by Fund

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