The Irish Film Institute has digitized over 1,200 minutes of Irish cinema, documentary, and public information films dating back to 1910. The free online archive (available at ifiplayer.ie) also includes a number of rare Irish-American reels. “We wanted to make sure we represented as many parts of the collection as possible,” head of the archive Kasandra O’Connell told the … [Read more...] about Irish Film Institute Brings the Past Online
October November 2016 Issue
2016 Kennedy Summer School
The annual Kennedy Summer School took place in September in New Ross, County Wexford. Over 30 guest speakers, including the U.S. Ambassador Kevin O’Malley, attended a series of ten debates relating to Irish and American politics in President John F. Kennedy’s ancestral hometown. “It is quite remarkable to think that 53 years after President Kennedy stood on the quay here in New … [Read more...] about 2016 Kennedy Summer School
Ireland Ordered to Recoup €13 Billion from Apple
The E.U. antitrust regulator has ordered Ireland to recoup €13 billion ($14.5 billion) in taxes, saying that Apple was given selective treatment in Ireland that allowed it to gain advantage over other companies, and pay almost zero tax on European profits between 2003 and 2014. Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said he “disagreed profoundly” with the European Commission’s … [Read more...] about Ireland Ordered to Recoup €13 Billion from Apple
Kellys Are a Charitable Gang
There is former New York top cop Ray Kelly and his son, Good Day New York anchor Greg Kelly. There’s New York Post columnist Keith Kelly and former Weather Channel CEO Mike Kelly. All these Irish American Kellys – and many more in media, politics and publishing – gathered last March at Michael’s in Manhattan for their annual Kelly Gang fundraiser. This year, the group ended up … [Read more...] about Kellys Are a Charitable Gang
Dallas Dubliner Bishop Headed to the Vatican
Dallas bishop Kevin J. Farrell, a Dublin native, has been named to a new position at the Vatican. In August, Pope Francis named Farrell – who had served nearly a decade as Bishop of Dallas, Texas – the leader of a new Vatican department designed to explore matters related to “the Laity, the Family and Life.” This comes at a time when reformers are calling for changes in the … [Read more...] about Dallas Dubliner Bishop Headed to the Vatican