191 Memorabilia Goes under Hammer
Historic artifacts and memorabilia from the 1916 Easter Rising went under the hammer at James…
2006 Features Variety of Innovative Artists
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Back From Iraq:
New York’s Fighting 69th and Louisiana’s Tiger Brigade Celebrates Homecoming
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Book Reviews
NON-FICTION Former New Yorker writer Bill Barich is best known for his horse racing book…
Carlin
The Carlin name is found in County Limerick, where they held a family seat in…
Clean Green!
Natural Cleaning Solutions. Spring is in the air and summer is a-coming in! The clocks…
Close Encounters
” I always keep thinking of James Connolly and the great calm and dignity that…
Duddy Wins First Title
John Duddy did not attend our Top 100 Irish-Americans of the Year event on March…
Duffy Square To Get Facelift
Hidden in the shadows of a TKTS booth amidst the bright lights and flashing signs…
George Carlin is Still Tossing Out the Good Stuff
Once the quintessential seventies hippie comedian, George Carlin continues to evolve and grow. In an…
Huge Crowds Attend 1916 Anniversary Parade
Over 100,000 people thronged into Dublin’s O’Connell Street to honor the 90th anniversary of the…
ILIR Intensify Lobbying as Immigration Reform is Addressed in the Senate
It has been a busy few months for the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform [ILIR]….
Irish America
JUNE / JULY 2006 30 George Carlin – The Interview In a rare interview, George…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
Three top-level Irish talents will be teaming up for a U.S. Civil War drama slated…
News in Brief
GARDAÍ (Irish police) say they have no leads on the murder of Denis Donaldson, former Sinn…
November Deadline For NI Assembly
The Irish and British governments have set November 24 as a deadline for the restoration…
Paddy Play Ball!
John Fitzgerald, a New Yorker, went to Ireland to play baseball. When he found out…
Photo Album:
Grandfather’s War Years
My grandfather, John Fay, was born in Finavarra, County Clare in 1896. The youngest of…
Remembering Bobby Sands and the Nine Other Men Who Died on Hunger Strike
On May 5, 1981, after 66 days on hunger strike, republican prisoner Bobby Sands died…
The Dingle Races
The biggest of all flapper races in Ireland, Dingle attracts the best horses from all…
The Irish Revolution in America
Tom Deignan explores the role that Irish America played in the Easter Rising of 1916….
The Law of the Irish
With St. Patrick’s Day just past, it’s only natural to reflect on the many gifts…
Too Late To Stop Now
Ian Worpole ruminates on why Van is still The Man. So I get this press…
Tralee Man Sells Business to Getty Family
Jerry Kennelly, a Tralee-born businessman, has sold his library of photographic images for $135 million…
Two Saints & A Surgeon
In the 1930s and 40s the neighborhood doctor was vital to the community. Dr. Hubert…
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