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October/November 2005

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FEATURES

20 Great Interviews: Chuck Feeney

Chuck Feeney comes across as someone who really wants little more than to end his…

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20 Great Interviews: Colin Farrell

“Jaysus. It’s getting bleeding crazy,” Farrell says of his overnight star status. “You couldn’t actually…

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20 Great Interviews: John Huston

Was it good for you?” asked the legendary director John Huston, his distinctive voice bellowing…

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20 Great Interviews: Justice William Brennan, Jr.

As a Supreme Court Justice for 33 years, William Brennan was considered — ruefully, by…

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20 Great Interviews: Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark is one of America’s premier “who done it” writers. Her books are…

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20 Great Interviews: Maureen Dowd

It is hard to believe that such a petite, charming woman as Maureen Dowd could…

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20 Great Interviews: Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley can recall the times spent on the “pay your dues” circuit, traveling the…

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Ambassador Smith (second from left) with JFK and other family members in Ireland in June, 1963.

20 Moments in History

From witch hunts and huddled masses to the White House– 20 significant moments in the…

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Alice McDermott

In 1998, Alice McDermott’s fourth novel, Charming Billy, captured the National Book Award. Few were…

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An Interview with Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature “for works of lyrical beauty…

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Bad Boy Billy Bob

Johnny Depp isn’t the only Hollywood star who is interested in his Irish lineage. Bad…

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Bill Murray

Born in Wilmette, Illinois on September B21, 1950, Bill Murray grew up, one of nine…

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Dan Flanagan of Allentown Hibernians takes his point against rivals Philadelphia Na Tóraidhe.

Call for Payment to GAA Players

Mick O’Dwyer, manager of the Laois senior Gaelic football team, has called for payment to…

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Casey Sheehan’s Irish Links

Casey Sheehan, the American Soldier whose mother is holding an anti-war vigil outside President Bush’s…

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Colombia Three Face Uncertain Fate

 The Colombian government has demanded that the Irish government capture and return three Irish republicans…

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Commander Eileen Collins

Discovery’s Down to Earth Commander

For Eileen Collins, outer space means a chance to really see the world. Back home…

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Donald Keough

Donald Keough’s love of Ireland and all things Irish led to his involvement in fostering…

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Edna O'Brien. Courtesy of Little, Brown & Co.

Edna O’Brien

From the publication of her very first book, The Country Girls (1960) to her most…

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Five Jailed over Refinery Protest

Controversy continues to plague the multi-million-dollar gas refinery project in north County Mayo. Tension surrounding…

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Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt went from retired New York City high school in a matter of months…

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Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly got his first big break on Broadway in the Rodgers and Hart musical…

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George Mitchell

There would not have been a peace agreement on Good Friday 1998 without George Mitchell….

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Geraldine Fitzgerald

November 12, 1913 – July 17, 2005  Geraldine Fitzgerald, the beautiful and talented screen and…

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Golden Summer for Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman’s eponymously titled album went gold on this side of the Atlantic in early…

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Goodbye James Bond

Since 1995, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been James Bond. He has played the role…

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Hibernia

Chekechea Pryor from South Central Los Angeles left the United States for the first time…

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Holden Back on Broadway

Irish singer Darren Holden, who has been touring the U.S. starring as the Piano Man…

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In Memoriam: Mo Mowlam, unique and respected British politician

Mo Mowlam, the former Secretary of State of Northern Ireland, lost her long battle with…

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Irish Citizenship: Are You Eligible?

Irish-Americans are fiercely proud of their Irish heritage, as is evident in the number of…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood

Having conquered the world of music and shed light on global poverty, U2 lead singer…

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Irish Festivals of Summer

As the summer came to an end, once again, Irish-Americans took advantage of the muggy…

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Irish-Americans make their mark in hit HBO series

There has never been a shortage of Irish-Americans in the forever changing rotation of the…

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John O’Connor

John Cardinal O’Connor was installed as Archbishop of New York in March, 1984, and elevated…

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John Robert’s Irish Wife

It was a long, hot summer for Jane Sullivan. Sullivan, the wife of President Bush’s…

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Johnny Depp. Photo: Wikipedia

Johnny Depp’s Irish Roots

Johnny Depp recently spoke to the Irish Independent promoting his remake of the popular film,…

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Dolores McNamara holds her bumper check aloft.

Limerick Woman Wins €115 million

DOLORES McNamara, 45, from Limerick became the first Irish person to win the EuroMillions lottery….

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Matt Dillon at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Wikipedia

Matt Dillon in Galway

Hollywood actor Matt Dillon was recently in Galway for the Arts Festival. He brought a…

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Mortas Cine

Publisher Niall O’Dowd Reflects Back On The Past 20 Years ♦ I will be forever grateful…

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Muted Response to IRA Statement

July’s announcement that the IRA was ending its military campaign drew a muted response from…

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News In Brief

RESPONDING to a report by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, Health Minister Mary Harney made a…

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O’Loan States Her Case

Nuala O’Loan, Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, repeated her insistence that police must be accountable…

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Rockaway Irish Honor Veterans

Irish-American families in Rockaway, New York, played host to injured soldiers recently with a parade…

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Soldier Ride

It’s a long way from California to New York, especially on a bicycle, but what…

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The First U.S. Immigrant Gateway

When many Americans think of their ancestors at long last arriving in New York Harbor…

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Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief.

The First Word: Happy Birthday To Us!

“We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they…

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The Past 20 Years: Changes In Ireland

In eleven years we will reach the centenary of the 1916 Rising, the revolutionary crucible…

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U.S. Roses Bloom in Tralee

At the end of August, eight American contestants competed in the famous International Rose of…

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Who is Patrick Fitzgerald?

Abdon Pallasch profiles the Irish-American prosecutor who is charged with trying to figure out who…

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FIRST WORD

Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief. The First Word: Happy Birthday To Us!

HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

Commander Eileen Collins Discovery’s Down to Earth Commander

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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SPECIAL

The Moran Clan Reunites in Brooklyn

They came from as far as Luxembourg and as near as a few blocks for…

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