“Bloody Sunday:” James Nesbitt’s Personal Odyssey
On January 30, 1972 members of the British Army fired upon unarmed civil rights marchers…
Butte: Montana’s Irish Mining Town
Many of the 1.8 million Irish who emigrated to Canada and the U.S. between 1845…
Chicken Today, Feathers Tomorrow
Chicken today, feathers tomorrow. That’s how my mother described life with my father, James McQuilan…
Corner of Ireland in America: Mt. Holly, North Carolina
In a time long forgotten, six Irish families came to the foothills of North…
Diamond Jim
The charmed life of James Buchanan Brady, who rose from humble origins to become one…
Music Reviews
Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg Saints & Tzadiks In this self-titled album, Saints & Tzadiks,…
Nobody Hears a Broken Drum
I first met Jason Miller when he was a senior playing varsity basketball at St….
Return to America
How I failed to make Ireland my home: Mary Mulligan’s travels to Ireland and back…
Review of Books
Recommended Deirdre Madden’s new novel Molly Fox’s Birthday is the story of a complicated friendship…
Sláinte!: Feasting with the Angels
Pop quiz: what’s the most popular Irish boy’s name? Odds are, the first one that…
Ted Kennedy, History Buff
As the first anniversary of Ted Kennedy’s death approaches, Thomas Fleming recalls the late senator’s…
The First Word: From Famine to Finance
It was an interesting experience, to say the least, following up on our issue commemorating…
The Legacy of Church-run Mother and Baby Homes in Ireland
In the wake of the Ryan and Murphy reports*, both released in 2009, often the…
The Many Faces of Maureen O’Hara
Maureen O’Hara has celebrated many milestones in her life and career in films. Now in…
The Mighty Quinn
The remarkable Quinn Bradlee has a new memoir that offers a moving account of living…
The Pioneer of Wall Street: John J. Kiernan
All but forgotten today, John J. Kiernan, a pioneer in the financial news industry and…
The Vision of Bob McCann
It’s been said that the role of a leader in the new economy is to…
Those We Lost
Recent passings in the Irish America community John W. Finn 1909-2010 John W. Finn, World…
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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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Review of Books
Recommended Deirdre Madden’s new novel Molly Fox’s Birthday is the story of a complicated friendship…