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December/January 2002

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Anthony Borrows stars as Liam, a seven-year-old Irish boy suffering mutely.

Liam: The Shock
of Recognition

Los Angeles Times film reviewer Kenneth Turan wryly observed that Liam, director Stephen Frears’s British…

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Brothers Paul and Conor Murphy who continue tradition of a family business.

A Family Tradition

The Murphy family business, which originated in 1939 with Margaret Murphy of Ballybofey, Co. Donegal,…

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A Link With The Past

How many hours did you spend learning your catechism? Could you still answer your questions…

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The faces of Ireland.

Absolutely Beautiful

Enter any bookstore, be it mom and pop or chain retailer, and there are sure…

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Aer Lingus Survival
Package Agreed by EU

Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, has been pulled back from the brink of bankruptcy by…

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Maura Muligan (center) with friends Peggy and Pat, at the candle light ceremony at Union Square on the night of September 13.

America Rising

Everyone knows where they were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when the horrific news broke….

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Rosie O'Donnell welcomes Brian Connolly of AVON to "The Rosie O'Donnell Show". The show has teamed up with the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade for Breast Cancer Awareness month during October 2001.

Avon Puckers Up

In October Avon announced that it would donate the largest single corporate foundation gift ever…

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Wherever Green Is Worn.

Book Reviews

A sampling of the latest Irish books on offer. ℘℘℘ RECOMMENDED The scope of Tim…

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Reflections under Carroll St. Bridge.

Breaking The Barrier

Elizabeth Frances Martin talks to artist Elizabeth O’Reilly. “At first, it was hard for me…

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Celebs $hare

Last month “America: A Tribute to Heroes,” the telethon featuring just about everyone in the…

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1959- The Harty Family, Limerick City.

Christmas was Magic and Magic was Mother

One Christmas was so much like another in those years, to borrow a line from…

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Siobhan Cleary.

Cleary Makes Health Clearer

Award-winning host for Ireland’s best Anchor of a News Magazine Show, Siobhan Cleary is bringing Health…

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Concern in Afghanistan.

Concern In Afghanistan

“…We could see them [the Taliban soldiers] setting fire to houses on the hills around…

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Brian and his father, Bernie Rohan, at Croke Park, 1981.

Croke Park Today

Brian Rohan visits Croke Park and finds it utterly changed, except for the heartbreak. ℘℘℘…

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Margie McHugh.

Duly Deserved

Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, Margie McHugh has build a coalition of…

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Father Mychal Judge.

Father Mychal Judge

Fire Chaplain Mychal Judge arrived just as bodies were falling like missiles from the sky….

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What's Wrong with Timmy.

For the Little Ones

Renowned broadcast journalist, Maria Shriver is know to millions of people who can’t even stay…

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Green Dragon Raises Green

On September 21, Irish musician Tom Carroll belted out “America the Beautiful” and kicked off…

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Collier Wimmer, aged 9, performs in front of her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to raise funds for the victims of the September 11 tragedy.

Hearts & Soles of Gold

On September 4 Collier Wimmer of Winston-Salem, North Carolina turned nine. On September 11 she…

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FDNY Helmet.

In The Line of Duty

The New York Fire Department suffered harrowing losses on September 11. Pete Hamill writes on…

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Gerry Adams with veteran IRA man Joe Cahill after recommending to the IRA that they should start to decommission their arms.

IRA Dispose of Weapons

An historic breakthrough was made in the Northern Ireland peace process at the end of…

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Taoisearch Bernie Ahern and Tanaiste Mary Harney with members of the Irish Cabinet sign the book of condolences in the US Embassy in Dublin three days after the terrorist attacks.

Ireland’s National
Day of Mourning

Thousands of people queued for hours in front of the American Embassy in Ballsbridge, Dublin,…

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The Delaney Crest.

Irish Roots:
Some Light on the Dark Clan

The name Delaney comes from the Irish O’Dubhshlaine. Its earliest anglicized form is O’Dulany with…

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President Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy attend the opening of Mr. President at the National Theater, Washington, D.C., 1962

John F. Kennedy: An Appreciation

Young people today know John F. Kennedy primarily for being assassinated and for his presumed…

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Northern Secretary John Reid names three loyalist groups violating ceasefires.

Loyalist Ceasefires
Declared Over

The Northern Secretary John Reid announced recently that he considered the ceasefires of three loyalist…

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Moll An Irish Comedy.

Moll Loves NY

On November 14, Town Hall, New York City will be lit up with stars of…

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Elizabeth Hurley.

Murphy’s Lauder

After seven years, actress/model/producer Elizabeth Hurley will be sharing the commercial spotlight of Estee Lauder…

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The Cranberries (left to right): Noel Hogan, Dolores O'Riordan, Michael Hogan and Fergal Lawler

Music Q&A: A Wake Up Call

The Cranberries performed to a small audience at the Bowery Ballroom in downtown Manhattan on…

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Paddy and his family on the steps of the old family cottage – from the left Paddy's father, his sister Mary and her son, Paddy and his cousin Phyllis.

Paddy’s Gold

In my father’s town, Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland, market day still goes on in a…

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Oh To Be Young And French – OKAY

Portraits by the Artist

With the tragedy of September 11 there were smaller cultural casualties too. Set to launch…

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A Catholic school student and her mother make their way to Holy Cross Roman Catholic school under a heavy police and British Army presence in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Protestants in the bitterly divided north Belfast neighborhood of Ardoyne hurled rocks, bricks, bottles and even flower pots at the heavily girded officers protecting the girls as they arrived for school. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Protests at Catholic School

North Belfast, Oct. 23 – Loyalist protestors who have spent the last eight weeks blocking Catholic…

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RUC Guilty in 1969 Attack

The family of a Derry man who died in 1969 three months after being savagely…

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The traditional Christmas roast actually stems from Roman, pagan and early Christian practices that have merged into today's yearly feasts.

Sláinte: Christmas Is Coming & The Goose Is Getting Fat

Christmas is one of those words that immediately brings thoughts to mind. First, and foremost…

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Solas for Clinton

The Irish Immigration Center in Boston is having its annual fundraising awards luncheon on November…

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Nick Kent, Artistic Director of South London's Tricycle Theatre.

Steering The Tricycle

Nicolas Kent, the man behind the Tricycle, the uniquely innovative theater in Kilburn and launching-pad…

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Rosemary Clooney.

Straight to the Heart

The Grand Dame of the Big Band era is still moving hearts. The houselights in…

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Chieftain Paddy Moloney plays the tin whistle at Ground zero in memory of those who were lost.

The Chieftains Hold
New York’s Hand

“Will you hold my hand?” asked Lauren Murphy as she braced herself to greet her…

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Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief.

The First Word:
God Bless America

“With liberty and justice for all.” –Pledge of Allegiance ℘℘℘ This may be the most…

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Philadelphia - Mary Logue Campbelll Magee and her children in 1895.

The Story of the Irish Diaspora Wherever Green Is Worn

The Irish Diaspora is the outworking of two forms of colonialism, those of Mother England…

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An injured fireman joins a comrade's funeral in Queens, New York; Photo - Peter Foley.

Those Whom We Lost

They were busboys and bankers, grandmothers and newlyweds, firefighters, soldiers, tourists and priests. More than…

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Hat designer, Marie Galvin.

Top Hat!

Hat designer and IA covergirl Marie Galvin joined the 7th Anniversary Gen Art’s Fresh Faces…

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Tourism Slump
Predicted To Hit Economy

Ireland is facing its worst tourism slump in more than ten years as a result…

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An injured fireman joins a comrade's funeral in Queens, New York; Photo - Peter Foley. Those Whom We Lost

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The Cranberries (left to right): Noel Hogan, Dolores O'Riordan, Michael Hogan and Fergal Lawler

Music Q&A: A Wake Up Call

The Cranberries performed to a small audience at the Bowery Ballroom in downtown Manhattan on…

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