A Memorable Night Out!
The Irish Arts Center’s annual dinner dance at the prestigious New York Athletic Club on…
A Reason to Doubt
The current ubiquity of Oscar-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley in New York City’s theaters is…
A Sampling of the Latest Irish Books
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A Star Called Roddy
“I said that Ulysses could have done with a good edit. I didn’t say it…
Behind the Scenes with Bridget
Bridget Moynahan dances on bars, dallies in espionage, fixes robots and steals men away from…
Enjoy the Holiday Feast
For eleven months of the year, you may calculate carbs, foreswear fat for fiber, pick…
Farewell, Ms. Bluebell
Dance-world icon Margaret Kelly passed away on September 11 at the age of 94. Kelly…
First Word: A Different Tune
As Irish America’s editor for the past 20 years I have witnessed a major sea…
George Bernard Shaw in Boston
An exhibit displaying special items in the George Bernard Shaw collection will open at the…
Harry Potter in Irish!
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Irish Awarded
Irish films won awards in three of the top categories at the recent Toronto International…
Irish Director Honors Wilde
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Irish Eye on Hollywood
It seemed like it was St. Patrick’s Day in November — at least when it…
Irish Studies Conference
The Center for Celtic Studies at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee hosted this year’s regional meeting…
Ladder 49: A Film with Heart
Much has been written about fire-fighters since 9/11, and while no film could do justice…
Music Roundup
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News from Ireland
Maureen O’Hara Collects an Irish Oscar Maureen O’Hara brought over 700 guests to their feet…
News in Brief
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O’Brien is the Insider
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O’Byrne in Shanley’s Doubt
Irish-born Tony Award winner Brian O’Byrne will join forces with Irish American Oscar winner John…
Paris: The City of Lights Has a Brogue
The master of the steaming griddle performs theatrical flourishes while preparing crêpes or gallettes in…
Paris: The City of Lights Has a Brogue
The master of the steaming griddle performs theatrical flourishes while preparing crêpes or gallettes in…
Photo Album: “What’re You Having?”
1939 – Astor Bar, New York My father, Michael Rogers, was a bartender at the…
Roots: O’Muimhneachain, Moynihan, Moynahan, Minihan
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St. Mary of Sorrows
When you walk among the headstones of the hilltop graveyard of St. Mary of Sorrows,…
The Abbey Does Playboy in the U.S.
The Abbey Theatre is in crisis as it makes its centenary tour of the U.S….
The Apple of Molly’s Eye
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The Death and Resurrection of Inishturbot
On a clear day you can see Inishturbot from Eyrephort beyond Kingston on the Connemara…
The Death and Resurrection of Inishturbot
On a clear day you can see Inishturbot from Eyrephort beyond Kingston on the Connemara…
The Faithful Fight Back
St. Catherine of Siena is a red brick church with arches for doorways, high vaulted…
The Future of the Ambassador Hotel
The battle over what to do with the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles may finally…
The Importance of Being Oscar’s Mother
Appearing before an Irish-American group in St. Paul, Minnesota on St. Patrick’s Day, 1882, Oscar…
The Met’s New Pres
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The Mighty Mack Family
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The Thrills
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Tiernan Cracks Up
Irish comedien Tommy Tiernan introduced U.S. audiences to his West of Ireland humor when he…
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Photo Album: “What’re You Having?”
1939 – Astor Bar, New York My father, Michael Rogers, was a bartender at the…