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St. Patrick’s Day: A Celebration of Immigration

By Michael Dowling
Newsletter, March 7, 2026

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On March 16, 1780, General George Washington declared that the following day, March 17, would be a holiday for his tired, cold and hungry continental army troops as they camped in Morristown, NJ. They had been through a difficult and long campaign, going months without a day off – not even Christmas – and enduring the coldest and snowiest East Coast winter on record, with 28 … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day: A Celebration of Immigration

The Grand Egyptian Museum’s Irish Architect

By Geoffrey Cobb

February 21, 2026

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The recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, outside Cairo, is breathtaking. The sixth largest museum on earth, its immense size, vast collection, and innovative design are simply awesome. So also is the story of the gifted architect who designed it; Irish-born Róisín Heneghan, a woman whose journey from isolated Belmullet, Co. Mayo, to the heights of the architectural … [Read more...] about The Grand Egyptian Museum’s Irish Architect

What’s So Funny About
Peace, Love, and Understanding

By Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter, October 4, 2025

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral Honors NYC's Immigrants with Historic 25-Foot Mural The Cathedral's Largest Commissioned Artwork in 146 Years Brooklyn-based artist Adam Cvijanovic (pronounced TSVEE-ya-no-vich) was working in his studio at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when a song from the radio stopped him in his tracks. Elvis Costello's cover of Nick Lowe's "What's So Funny About … [Read more...] about What’s So Funny About
Peace, Love, and Understanding

Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief, R.I.P.

By Mary Pat Kelly

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Mary Pat Kelly remembers her longtime friend, Frank Price who served as chairman of Columbia Pictures twice and also headed Universal Pictures and Universal Television. Frank Price’s death on August 25th at age 95 generated glowing obituaries, fitting for a man who was a force in the entertainment industry for over 50 years first as a writer producer in television, then as … [Read more...] about Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief, R.I.P.

London’s Irish Mozart: Sir Arthur Sullivan

By Ray Cavanaugh

Fall 2025

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If asked to name a writer of Irish background, many of us could rattle off a half-dozen names like we were reciting our date of birth. But if asked to name an Irish composer, then most of us would begin to hesitate. Our eyes would blink, our lips would curl, our heads would tilt while the brain struggles to process the mustier files in our index of knowledge. Surely there must … [Read more...] about London’s Irish Mozart: Sir Arthur Sullivan