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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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House of Guinness
The online streaming platform Netflix premiered ‘House of Guinness’ on September 25, 2025, telling the epic story of one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – the Guinness family. […]
Lost Irish
Last week I was taste-testing whiskeys prepping for my St. Patrick’s Day party, listening to Willie Nelson croon “Whiskey River”, when the whiskey did, in fact, “take my mind”. The […]
Dublin Anniversary of Handel’s Messiah Premiere
On April 13, 1742, the great German composer, George Frideric Handel, performed his famous oratorio Messiah in Dublin. The world premiere occurred in Musick Hall on Fishamble Street in Temple […]
Queen’s Builds on Legacy of Seamus Heaney
The work of Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney will inspire generations of future writers at a new $6.2 million landmark venue. The new Queen’s University project will create a […]
Quote/Unquote Fall 2023
“I have said repeatedly that there should be a humanitarian ceasefire to meet the urgent basic needs of the people in Gaza.”It is essential that humanitarian relief is provided to […]
A Portrait of George Moore and Modern Ireland
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has recently hosted a remarkable exhibition titled “Manet/Degas.” Among the portraits of the exhibition is Édouard Manet’s portrait of Irish writer George Moore. The “Manet/Degas” […]