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Hibernia | The Irish Father of the American Band
During 1992, the centennial of Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore’s death, many cities across the United States…
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Chicago’s Irish Heritage Center As bidding around the table became tense, one Irishman whispered to…
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Yitzhak Shamir and Michael Collins Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was born Yitzhak Yzernitsky in 1915,…
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Rory McIlroy Wins PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy, the world-renowned Northern Irish golfer, won the 96th annual PGA championship on August 11 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY. In a closely fought match that […]
Jackie Kennedy Letters Returned to Kennedys
The private letters of Jacqueline Kennedy to an Irish priest caused controversy last May when the Vincentian Fathers at All Hallows College in Dublin announced they were being put up […]
Chicago Actress Molly Glynn Killed in Storm
Molly Glynn, a renowned, red-headed, and slightly subversive Chicago stage actress, died September 6th at NorthShore Evanston Hospital in Illinois after a bike ride turned fatal. The 46-year-old actress was […]
Colin Barrett Wins 2014 Rooney Prize for Fiction
Irish short story writer and Mayo native Colin Barrett was recently awarded the 2014 Rooney Prize for Irish literature for his new book, Young Skins. The event took place at […]
Irish American Inspired the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
If you found yourself staring down an ice cold bucket of water ready to be dumped on your head this summer remember, first, that it was for a good cause, […]
Virtual Reality for Ulysses
Upon completion of his masterpiece Ulysses, James Joyce told his French translator Jacques Benoîst-Méchin, “I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for […]