First Word Archives
The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. As the room fills up with the members…
U.S. Elections and N.I.
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. With the election coming up in November, Irish…
The Politics of Peace
Emer Mullins, Assistant Editor. Once again, Northern Ireland dominates headlines,…
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Renewing the Spirit
The sound of bagpipes in the distance drifts in through the open window of the yellow cab as I head down Broadway to New York University. It’s the first real […]
The First Word: A Whisper of Hope in Northern Ireland
There is an absence of joy so far this St. Patrick’s Day season but not of hope. The end of the IRA cease-fire on February 9 and the subsequent bombings […]
The First Word: When Hope and History Rhyme
History says, don’t hope on this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime the longed-for tidal wave of justice can rise up and hope and history rhyme. […]
There is a There There
Twelve years ago we published the very first copy of Irish America magazine. Many of those who attended the launch party on October 16, 1985, didn’t give it a prayer. […]
The First Word: The Madness Of It All
“IRA, Killing 2 Policemen Cripples the Irish Peace Talks,” says the front page headline in the New York Times story by Sarah Lyall, writing from London. Indeed, the recent shootings […]
The First Word: Pulitzer and Lady Liberty
As we were going to press it was announced that our own Frank McCourt won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir Angela’s Ashes. Over the years many Irish Americans have […]