Cormac O'Malley was born in Ireland but came to live in the U.S. with his American artist mother, Helen Hooker, when his father, Ernie O'Malley, died in 1957. His career in international corporate law aside, Cormac has focused on the literary and artistic heritage of both his parents, including the publications of books not published during their lifetimes. Cormac has … [Read more...] about Son of a Rebel: A Conversation with Cormac O’Malley
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Memorials & Museums: The Great Hunger Museum
Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:00 pm MST, 3:00 pm EST, 8:00 pm Ireland time The Rocky Mountain Roots Collective presents a Zoom program that includes radio broadcaster Adrian Flannelly and writer Turlough McConnell to highlight the movement in resistance to the proposed closing of the Irish Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University. Opened in 2012, Ireland’s Great … [Read more...] about Memorials & Museums: The Great Hunger Museum
Des Bishop’s Mia Mamma Hits New York
By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter January 8, 2022
IA Newsletter January 8, 2022
If “home” is a special but complicated word for most Irish people, this is doubly true for Des Bishop. Born in New York, Bishop went off to Ireland at the tender of age of 14. But what began as a kind of lark to make sure Bishop stayed focused on school turned into a calling as a popular comedian, performer, and TV personality. For years, Bishop has been doing the thankless … [Read more...] about Des Bishop’s Mia Mamma Hits New York
Origin 1st Irish Presents Des Bishop’s “Mia Mamma”
IA Newsletter January 1, 2022
Five nights in four different venues across New York City. Kicking off the festival starting January 6, Ireland’s mega-popular comedian and media figure (and Flushing native) Des Bishop brings us his new comedy show about the loss of his much-adored mom. This is the US premiere engagement of “Mia Mamma” which was beginning a national tour in Ireland in early 2020 before … [Read more...] about Origin 1st Irish Presents Des Bishop’s “Mia Mamma”
Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry
IA Newsletter January 22, 2022
1st IRISH 2022 PRESENTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF BLOODY SUNDAY WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER 50 YEARS TO THE DAY ON SUNDAY Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 7:00pm EST Origin Theatre Company and the Irish Arts Center are jointly presenting a star-studded commemorative reading of Richard Norton-Taylor’s “Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Enquiry” to … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry