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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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When Bono Met Jenna
Last May, a horde of celebrities showed up at Madison Square Garden in New York to enjoy a spectacular U2 concert (part of their Vertigo tour). Prior to launching into […]
Deep Throat Revealed
When John O’Connor, an Irish-American lawyer residing in San Francisco, recently revealed the identity of “Deep Throat,” the source responsible for bringing down Richard Nixon in the ’70s (and one […]
Moonstruck But Not Starstruck
John Patrick Shanley joked that when his family learned he had won the Pulitzer Prize for Doubt, they warned him not to get a big head and “start wearing a […]
Lassie Lands in Ireland
Shooting began in Ireland in May on the new Lassie film, which stars Peter O’Toole and Samantha Morton. The film, written and directed by Charles Sturridge, is based on Eric […]
Irish Artist’s “Dark Heart” is on Exhibition at the U.N.
At the outset of the first Gulf War, Irish artist Michelle Rogers painted a series about the conflict. Her work garnered attention from Amnesty International, which in 1993 commissioned her […]
Irish Eye on Hollywood
It will be hard to get away from rising Irish superstar Cillian Murphy this summer. After breaking through with roles in critically acclaimed films such as Cold Mountain, 28 Days, […]