A Roundabout Theater Company revival of Brian Friel's famous 1964 play "Philadelphia Here I Come!" opens at the Criterion Center in New York. The production starred Robert Sean Leonard as Gareth O'Donnell as well as a supporting cast of notable Irish character actors, including Milo O'Shea, Pauline Flanagan, Leo Leyden and Jarlath Conroy. "This 1964 work established the Irish … [Read more...] about September 8, 1994
Today In History
May 19, 1994
Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis, died in New York. She was born Jacqueline Bouvier in Southampton, New York (her mother's family were of Irish descent from Co. Cork) to a socially prominent family. She worked as a photographer before marrying John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1953. As First Lady, 1961-63, she oversaw the restoration of the White House and had it declared by … [Read more...] about May 19, 1994
February 1, 1994
On this day in 1994, Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams was permitted by the US government to enter the country and speak in New York City at a special conference organized by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. This effectively broke the US policy of "censorship by visa denial." Throughout much of the Clinton administration, Adams was continuously denied a US visa … [Read more...] about February 1, 1994
November 29, 1993
The Northern Ireland peace process took another momentous step forward on this day in 1993 by appointing ten members onto an executive power-sharing board under the leadership of David Trimble. Furthermore, the British and Irish governments began making constitutional changes that were laid down in the Good Friday Agreement. Martin McGuinness, former IRA member, was appointed … [Read more...] about November 29, 1993
January 20, 1993
In 1993, William Jefferson Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States. The Democrat was the former governor of Arkansas, his native state, serving previously as Arkansas’ Attorney General. During his presidency, the Irish American would dedicate much time and effort into the peace process in Ireland. In the decades following his presidency, he founded … [Read more...] about January 20, 1993