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August/September 2002

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Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief.

The First Word:
Window on the World

On July 11, 2001 we gathered at the Windows on the World on top of…

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Against the Tide

Bringing salmon skins into the fashion world and proving the skeptics wrong. ℘℘℘ Among the…

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AIF’s New York Gala Dinner

The American Ireland fund held their annual New York Dinner on May 2, at the…

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Ali’s Irish Roots

While Muhammad Ali’s biographer, Thomas Hauser, established some years ago that Ali’s great-grandfather was Abe…

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Bono’s African Journey

Bono wants a major rethink on U.S. foreign policy regarding Africa. The Dubliner and frontman…

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Book Reviews

A Sampling of the Latest Irish Books. RECOMMENDED Acclaimed historian Edward T. O’Donnell goes from…

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Call for Urgent
Finucane Inquiry

There is growing pressure on the British Government to hold an independent inquiry into alleged…

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Chris Duffy

A young financial worker lost on Sept. 11, was most of all a brother. ℘℘℘…

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Film Forum: The Importance of Being Earnest

Hyping up Wilde in Earnest won’t win Parker and Oscars. “Life is too important to be…

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Hamill’s Snow In
August
Honored

Pete Hamill’s 1997 novel Snow in August has been selected by Governor Bill Owens as…

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Hitching in Ireland with Mom

In this land of fiercely independent people, who value their poets as highly as their…

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Introduction of Euro
Has Fueled Inflation

The Change is in Your Pocket was the slogan used for the launch of the…

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Irish Basketball Star for U.S.

Irish International basketball star Susan Moran from Tullamore, Co. Offaly, has become the first Irish…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood

Recently we’ve seen hot young Dubliner Colin Farrell starring alongside Tom Cruise in Minority Report….

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Irish Jockey Seeks to Appeal Murder Conviction

There are hopes that Irish jockey Christy McGrath, who is in jail in Britain for…

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Irish Roots: The McNamaras

The hotel lobby buzzed with conversation. Irish inflections mingled with accents from New Zealand, Australia,…

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Irish Soccer Stand-off Continues

You may have thought that the World Cup and the Roy Keane saga was over,…

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Kate Dillon

Kate Dillon wears many hats. In addition to her work in the world of fashion,…

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Music: Down The Road by Van Morrison

The good news is Van Morrison is back to form with this new release. Belfast’s…

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Nice Referendum
Set for Autumn

Once again, Irish people are heading to the polls to vote on the Nice Treaty….

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Paul McCartney Marries
Heather Mills in Co. Monaghan

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in a ceremony at San Salvator’s Church in the…

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Photo Album:
From the USA to Ireland

This passport picture of Peter Dolan and his son Andrew was taken in 1924 and…

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Postcards From the Edge

Although she takes her husband’s surname, Ali Hewson has always shied away from publicity generated…

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Putting the Glitter
into Gardening

Gardening isn’t all gumboots and green fly. At the gala preview of this year’s Cincinnati…

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Seamus Heaney to Read at Robert Frost Festival

Seamus Heaney, Ireland’s foremost poet, is the featured guest at this year’s Robert Frost Festival,…

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Sectarianism Filters
Down to Next Generation

“Proud to be a Baby Prod” is the slogan on the infant bibs that adorn…

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Sláinte! The Hedgerow Harvest

Recently I had an opportunity to visit Kauai, The Garden Isle of Hawaii. While pouring…

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The Cop and the Jailer

Two Dubliners at the Milosevic Trial. ℘℘℘ When Slobodan Milosevic was escorted into the War…

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The Gift

The gift of the gab, which translates into dialogue in his plays and screenplays, is…

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The Irish Hunger Memorial

On Tuesday, July 16, New York Governor Pataki led a dedication ceremony for The Irish…

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The Jewel of the West

A visit to Westport encompasses many aspects of the unique history of the West of…

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The Origins of
The Clan McNamara

The roots of the McNamara family are in the distant past of Thomond, the region…

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The Richest Book Prize

The winner of the annual International IMPAC Dublin literary award was announced on May 13…

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Women in N.I. Politics

On June 5, 2002, Maureen Murray of The Northern Ireland Women’s Initiative (NIWI) hosted a…

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World Cup 2002:
The Beautiful Game

Americans call it soccer, everybody else calls it football, but whatever you call it, the…

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FIRST WORD


HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

Bono’s African Journey

News
The latest updates from Irish America’s most recent print issue….
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Hibernia
News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America….
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have passed on…..
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Slainte!
Tracing the history of traditional Irish food, drink, and celebration…..
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Photo Album:
From the USA to Ireland

This passport picture of Peter Dolan and his son Andrew was taken in 1924 and…

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