Irish America

December January 2012 Issue

Bill Ford:The Man Behind the Trademark

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2012

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“Our name is on every product that we sell, and that really gave us the determination to see this through.” Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company is one of the top corporations in the world, and one of a handful of American companies still owned by family. “The company’s determination to survive is, in part, a reflection of the tenacity of the Ford family, which has rallied … [Read more...] about Bill Ford:The Man Behind the Trademark

The Magic of the Diaspora

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2012

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The First Word One Christmas was so much like another in those years, to quote Dylan Thomas. Looking back, it does seem as if all my childhood Christmases have fused into one glorious memory. I remember the crunch of frosty gravel as we walk to the car for our trip to town and midnight Mass. The stars are bright in the night sky – easy to believe in the Three Wise Men making … [Read more...] about The Magic of the Diaspora

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Upcoming Film Releases

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2012

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1. The idea has only been floating for a few weeks and not a word of a script has been written. But already, the Whitey Bulger movie soon to be made by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck is getting mixed reviews. Bulger, of course, is the long-time Irish Godfather of South Boston who had been on the run for nearly two decades. He was finally nabbed in California over the summer. Since … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Upcoming Film Releases

Pushing Through to Victory Amanda McGrory

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2012

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Champion wheelchair racer Amanda McGrory tells Molly Ferns about her record-setting year and her plans for the 2012 London Paralympics. Few people begin a career at five years old. But Amanda McGrory, 25, the women’s winner of the wheelchair circuit in the New York City Marathon, can make that very claim. “I was five. I knew nothing, so my dad told me to go to the finish line … [Read more...] about Pushing Through to Victory Amanda McGrory

Olympic Torch to Pass Through Northern Ireland

By Catherine Davis, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2012

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) has confirmed that over 60 towns and villages in Northern Ireland will be included on the route for torchbearers carrying the 2012 Olympic flame. The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, in May, and will then be flown by way of British Airways to the UK. The torch is scheduled to arrive in Belfast on … [Read more...] about Olympic Torch to Pass Through Northern Ireland