A Touch of the Heart
Gabriel Byrne is a true Renaissance man. As an actor, he is currently receiving accolades…
Amnesty Wants CIA
Planes Inspected
Amnesty International has demanded that the garda siochána (Irish police force) inspect Shannon-bound planes chartered…
Bono and the Gateses are TIME’s Persons of the Year
“For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy…
Boston Museum to Showcase Kennedy’s Irish Heritage
The museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will unveil an exhibition entitled “A…
Cash’s Forty Shades of Green
With Johnny Cash in the news a lot recently thanks to the movie Walk the…
Celtic Women Celebrate
Women from around the U.S. and three of the seven Celtic nations gathered in Milwaukee…
Communion:
An Irish Catholic
Childhood Remembered
It is the early spring of 1945 in the Bronx. World War II is about…
Decentralization Plan “Botched”
Government plans to decentralize civil service employees from Dublin have met with stiff resistance within…
Eugene McCarthy Remembered
Eugene McCarthy died at the age of 89 in December. He was born a farmer’s…
Eugene O’Neill
Documentary on PBS
Playwright Eugene O’Neill, the only American dramatist to win the Nobel Prize, will be the…
Eugene O’Neill: America’s Playwright
Eugene O’Neill was one of those Irish-Americans who never set foot on Irish soil. And…
First Word: Mortas Cine
“One thing that explains more than anything about me is the fact that I’m Irish.” …
From Doubt to Defiance
“The guy who makes coffee for me I every morning in my local coffee shop…
Galway’s American Tour
Flutist Sir James Galway is internationally regarded as both a matchless interpreter of classical music…
George Best Laid to Rest
Belfast was brought to a standstill when the remains of soccer legend George Best were…
Hain’s Reform Plans Draw Fire
Northern Secretary Peter Hain drew heavy criticism when he announced wide-ranging plans to shake up…
Hands Across the Water:
From Gaelic to Graceland
This issue’s CD Half Dozen includes three that are in large part sung in Gaelic,…
Harris Wrecks Cork
Actor Ed Harris made his European stage debut in Neil LaBute’s one man show, Wrecks,…
Ireland Commemorates
50 Years at the UN
Glucksman Ireland House at New York University hosted a luncheon to celebrate Ireland’s 50th Anniversary…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
The Irish were extraordinarily well represented in this year’s Golden Globe Awards nominations. Both Pierce…
Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform
The newly formed Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) is galvanizing support for the undocumented…
Irish President Meets
Queen Elizabeth
Irish President Mary McAleese and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth held a low-key “private meeting” at Hillsborough…
Looking Back in Time:
A Photo Essay
This collection finds me looking back at where my ancestors came from and retracing their…
Minister Targets
Watchdog Body
Minister for Justice Michael McDowell alleged that journalist Frank Connolly traveled on a bogus passport…
News in Brief
IRISH growers thank good climate conditions for producing a bumper crop of 800,000 Christmas trees…
Peck’s Star Stolen
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is missing I one of its most beloved stars thanks…
Review of Books
Recently published books of Irish and Irish American interest. ℘℘℘ The Opal Deception Eoin Colfer…
Spy Revelations Rock Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin was reeling from revelations that party official Denis Donaldson worked as a British…
The Future of the Great Blasket Island
Three miles out to sea, stark against the western horizon, storm clouds are swirling above…
The Proud History of the O’Neill Clan
The O’Neill family traces its history back to 360 A.D. to the legendary warrior king…
Waiting for Beckett:
Remembrance of a Meeting on the Boulevard of Saint Jaques
April 13, 2006. Beckett’s 100th birthday. In anticipation of that April, April future of Aprils…
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Eugene O’Neill was one of those Irish-Americans who never set foot on Irish soil. And…