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Lost Irish
Last week I was taste-testing whiskeys prepping for my St. Patrick’s Day party, listening to…
Dublin Anniversary of Handel’s Messiah Premiere
Portrait of George Frederic Handel by Balthasar Denner On April 13,…
Queen’s Builds on Legacy of Seamus Heaney
The work of Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney will inspire generations of future writers…
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News from Ireland: “H Blocks” to Close
Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, 430 Republican and Loyalist prisoners jailed in the notorious “H blocks” have been released as the Maze Prison prepares to close. Only […]
News from Ireland: Irish Government Curbs Inflation
As Irish inflation approaches 5.5 percent, three times the European average, the Irish government has launched a crackdown. Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern has ordered government ministers to inform bodies […]
News from Ireland: Loyalist Feud Erupts in N. Ireland
A feud between two Loyalist paramilitary groups has brought British troops back to the streets of Belfast. Fighting between the Ulster Defense Association (U.D.A.) and the Ulster Volunteer Force (U.V.F.) […]
Hibernia: Going for the Gold
New York native Deirdre Murphy is the first woman cyclist ever to qualify Ireland for the Olympics. She talks to Sarah Curran about Ireland, her Olympic dream, and her strategy […]
Hibernia: Ulysses Back in Dublin
The original manuscript of James Joyce’s Ulysses traveled to Dublin this summer to be exhibited at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle. Entitled “Ulysses in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript,” […]
Hibernia: Ellsworth Kelly Wins International Award
Irish-American artist Ellsworth Kelly and the Ulster Youth Orchestra were among the winners in the 12th Praemium Imperiale, the world’s largest arts awards. The Praemium Imperiale singles out artists in […]