Fallen September 11 hero firefighter Michael Brennan had a rare posthumous bestowed on him recently when a street (at 41st and 50th Avenue) in Queens, New York, was renamed "Michael Brennan Way". Michael grew up on the street and his mother, Eileen Walsh still lives there. The ceremony to unveil the new street sign was held on Friday, July 19, and was attended by family, … [Read more...] about Street Renamed for 9/11 Hero
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Beckett on Film
Cannel Thirteen/WNET's Stage on Screen is offering a two-part special on Samuel Beckett, the first of which, Beckett on Film, will air at 10:00p.m. on September 15. The second, Waiting for Godot, starring Barry McGovern and Johnny Murphy, will air on January 1, 2003. Beckett on film will feature seven short Beckett plays directed and starring many notables of stage and screen … [Read more...] about Beckett on Film
Lawyers on Loyalist Hit List
Loyalist killers planned to assassinate not only human rights lawyer Pat Finucane but also two of his Belfast colleagues, a senior British police officer has discovered. Belfast lawyers Oliver Kelly and p.J. McGrory were on a Loyalist hit list compiled with the help of RUC Special Branch officers and British military intelligence agents. The Finucane murder is currently the … [Read more...] about Lawyers on Loyalist Hit List
Sarandon and Robbins on Stage at the Abbey Theatre
Susan Sarandon and her partner Tim Robbins recently took their play The Guys to Ireland. Written by Anne Nelson, The Guys, tells the true story of how the author helped a fire captain compose eulogies for eight of his firefighters who died on September 11. The play had a very successful run in New York and Sarandon felt that the play would likely have a particular resonance … [Read more...] about Sarandon and Robbins on Stage at the Abbey Theatre
The Irish in Spain
One way to survive the weather in Ireland is to buy a holiday home in Spain. Increasingly the Irish are doing just that. The Costa del Sol has also become a major property investment zone for Irish investors. It's reckoned that over 200,000 properties on the Costa del Sol and Marbella are Irish-owned. And now the ex-pats have their own magazine. Irish writer and newspaper … [Read more...] about The Irish in Spain