An Irish American New York University student made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery in July when she spotted what turned out to be a 12th century kite brooch (pictured right) in the sand on Omey Island, near Cleggan, in Connemara, an area long associated with burials and pilgrimage. McKenna McFadden, a film and television production major minoring in Irish studies at Glucksman … [Read more...] about NYU Student Discovers 900-Year-Old Irish Brooch
August September 2016 Issue
New Jersey GAA Player Signs with Cleveland Browns
Irish American placekicker Patrick Murray has been signed by the Cleveland Browns for the coming football season. After playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since graduating Fordham University in 2013, Murray, 25, returned from eight months on injured reserve to try out for the opening day squad at the Cleveland Browns training camp. He brought with him a distinctive … [Read more...] about New Jersey GAA Player Signs with Cleveland Browns
Whitey Bulger Auction Raises $109,000 for Victims’ Families
The personal effects of organized crime-boss James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, Jr. were offered up for auction by the U.S. Marshals in June. A total of 104 items were seized during Bulger’s arrest at his Santa Monica apartment in 2011, where he had been living with his long-term partner, Catherine Greig. The auction raised a total of $109,000 for the families of Bulger’s murder … [Read more...] about Whitey Bulger Auction Raises $109,000 for Victims’ Families
Chicago in the Seanad
Galway native Billy Lawless, Sr., who has lived in Chicago since 1998, has been appointed to the Irish Seanad (the Irish senate) by Taoiseach Enda Kenny. His nomination marks the first time an émigré has been named a senator. Since his arrival in the United States, Lawless, a restaurateur whose establishments include cocktail bar Acanto and gastropub The Gage, has become a … [Read more...] about Chicago in the Seanad
Biden Family Visits Ireland
Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Ireland in June for a six-day trip through counties Dublin, Meath, Louth, and Mayo. Arriving with his brother, sister, daughter, and five grandchildren, Biden was formally welcomed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the Government Buildings in Dublin. Though Biden had previously visited Ireland privately, Kenny told RTÉ News that this was his first … [Read more...] about Biden Family Visits Ireland