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Farewell to a Legend

Jim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,
columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020

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By Niall O'Dowd It was fitting that in his last column for The New York Times on May 26th, Jim Dwyer wrote about the quiet heroism of his great grandmother in saving her family during the 1918 flu pandemic. She was known as Nan the Point from a remote area near Killorglin in Co Kerry. Her daughter Mary, her son in law Paddy, and seven children had all contracted … [Read more...] about Farewell to a Legend

Jim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,
columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020

Pete Hamill was a great journalist, and an even better big brother

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Pete Hamill, the acclaimed author, died Wednesday, August 5, at age 85. His brother Denis delivered this eulogy on Saturday, August 8. Pete Hamill is going to be fine. My big brother Pete helped me with my grammar school book reports, my teenage hippie poetry, my first piece of published journalism, my first produced screenplay and most of my published novels. Pete always made … [Read more...] about Pete Hamill was a great journalist, and an even better big brother

Passages

June 20, 2020

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Jeanne Patricia Rynhart, the Irish sculptor died on June 9, 2020, She was 74. Rynhart, who was born Jeanne Scuffil in Dublin on March 17, 1946, attended the National College of Art and Design, graduating in 1969. After several years in England, she returned to Ireland in 1981 and went on to establish the Rynhart Fine Art gallery and workshop in Ballylickey, near Bantry in … [Read more...] about Passages

June 20, 2020

Those We Lost

By Mary Gallagher, Deputy Editor
March / April 2020

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Mattie Maher(1939–2020) Irish bar owner Matthew (“Mattie”) Maher died in January, aged 80. The retired publican was a staple of McSorley’s Old Ale House, beloved for his affection for his customers and dedication to preserving the original aesthetic of the bar as it was ushered begrudgingly into modernity. Born in Threecastles, Kilkenny, in 1939 to Patrick and Ellen … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

Those We Lost: Denis Kelleher

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Irish America lost a beloved one of our own in late November with the passing of Denis Kelleher, a Kerry-born powerhouse of a businessman. Over the course of his 80 years, Kelleher built two financial services firms from the ground up, raised a close-knit family of three with his wife Carol, and held fast to his commitment to helping people who needed it. especially immigrants … [Read more...] about Those We Lost: Denis Kelleher