Irish America
Irish America
In a rare television interview from 1983, Michael Flannery speaks with Niall O'Dowd for a PBS show based in San Francisco called Irish Magazine. Michael Flannery fought in the Irish War of Independence. He joined the volunteers when he was 14 years of age. “I was as tall then as I am now, and no one asked,” Flannery says in this interview with Niall O’Dowd taped in … [Read more...] about Rebel With A Cause
The image above was taken at Rockaway Beach on 115th Street, what was then the heart of the Irish Riviera. Irish immigrants flocked to Rockaway for a day at the beach, followed by Playland and an evening on the boardwalk. Lucky Irish families came here to spend their summer vacations, staying in boarding houses, usually in one room sharing a communal kitchen, bathroom and … [Read more...] about Rockaway 1953: The Irish Riviera
By Róisín Chapman Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum last week ahead of the 20th Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Minister Coveney paid his respects to the 2,977 people who lost their lives in the various attacks by laying a wreath at the ‘Survivor tree’, a lone pear tree discovered in the rubble and placed … [Read more...] about Honoring 9/11: The Irish Pay Tribute 20 Years On
Pat Hume, the widow of the late SDLP leader and Nobel prize winner John Hume died on September 2nd. A former teacher, Pat worked alongside her husband throughout his career – from the civil rights movement in the 1960s to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, and was deeply involved in the Derry community. Her longtime friend, the author Mary Pat Kelly recalls the woman that she … [Read more...] about Pat Hume Remembered
The Fulbright awards provide opportunities for passionate Irish and EU scholars, students and professionals (with 5 years relevant experience) to undertake programmes and collaborate with experts at a U.S. institution or organisation of their choice, from August 2022-August 2023. This year sees the addition of Fulbright-Frederick and Ann Douglass Award, launched in cooperation … [Read more...] about 2022 – 2023 Fulbright Irish Awards
