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Hero Pilot Visits His Irish Cousins

By Brian Rohan
July/August 1995

May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

All of America was waiting for the heroic return of Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady, plucked from Bosnian Serb territory on June 8th, but O'Grady wanted to make one quick stopover -- at Shannon Airport, in the west of Ireland. "Ireland is my second home," O'Grady, aged 29, told reporters after touching down on Sunday morning, June 10. "What a thrill this is. I consider myself … [Read more...] about Hero Pilot Visits His Irish Cousins

Everything In This Country Must

By Colum McCann

December/ January 2021

September 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment

A Short Story by Colum McCann It was a summer flood when our draft horse was caught in the river and the river smashed against stones. The sound of it to me was like the turning of locks. It was silage time and the water smelled of grass. The draft horse, Father’s favorite, had stepped in the river for a sniff maybe and she was caught, couldn’t move, her foreleg trapped … [Read more...] about Everything In This Country Must

Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

By Martin E. Dempsey
Summer 2021

September 8, 2021 by

"I'm not ready to give up on the anthem and the ritual of standing while its played." During operation desert storm, after Iraq’s Republican Guard had been forced out of Kuwait, my brigade set up a checkpoint on the only highway from Kuwait to Baghdad. We established a medical treatment facility and raised the American flag. It was a signal to the oppressed … [Read more...] about Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

It’s a New World and Zoom is at its Center, and at the Center of Zoom is an Irishman Named Harry

By Tom Deignan
Summer 2021

September 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Covid-19 threw us all into a global remote-working experiment. But will the future if the workplace be on Zoom? There's an Irishman at the helm answering those questions and more. Tom Deignan talks to Harry Moseley Global Chief Information Office of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. When the history of the coronavirus pandemic is written, loss, fear, and anxiety will be at … [Read more...] about It’s a New World and Zoom is at its Center, and at the Center of Zoom is an Irishman Named Harry

“Keeping Going”

Kelly Candaele
Summer 2021

September 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment

What help can poetry be during a pandemic? This summer it feels like Ireland needs Americans and Americans need Ireland more than ever. I have visited Ireland close to twenty times since my first trip there in the late 1970s, drawn by the country’s remarkable beauty, justly famous hospitality, and, during the 90s, by my interest in American involvement in the Northern … [Read more...] about “Keeping Going”

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Today in History

July 1, 1990

The Republic of Ireland national football team’s longest running winning streak comes to an end on this day in 1990, after being defeated by Italy 0-1 in the quarter final round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 1990 marked Ireland’s best year for football. They won games against Spain, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Malta and Romania, with draws against England, Egypt and Holland. The Irish national team also had a personal audience with Pope John Paul II during their World Cup run.

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