A Bridge for Ireland’s Nobel Physicist
A number of Irishmen have been recognized as Nobel Prize winners: Yeats, Shaw, Beckett and…
An American Hero Buried in Ireland
William Tally Mallon, an American soldier who fought and died in WWI, was laid to…
An Irishman’s Civil War Diary
Michael Dougherty, a young Irish soldier in the American Civil War, kept a diary of…
Bloody Sunday Investigation Launched
Police in Northern Ireland are launching a murder investigation into the infamous Bloody Sunday shootings,…
Charlotte Brontë:
One of Our Own
“I wanted to claim Charlotte Brontë as one of our own because she is,” said…
Dancing Through Life: Terry McLaughlin
Ninety-one years old and still as vivacious as ever, Irish American Teresa McLaughlin shares her…
DruidMurphy Comes to New York
In July, Galway’s Tony-winning Druid Theatre Company presented a mini-retrospective of Irish playwright Tom Murphy….
Family Album:
Denny-Fitz and Hanna
Our grandfather Dennis O’Connor was born in 1864 near the town of Abbeyfeale, in County…
Galway Celebrates Photograph’s Irish Connection
It’s an iconic image of the building of America: Eleven construction workers on a break…
Honorary Degrees from Galway and Ulster
A number of very deserving Irish and Irish-Americans were selected by the National University of…
In Dublin’s Little Jerusalem, Museum Begins Expansion
The names of the most prominent figures of Jewish-Irish history are well known. James Joyce’s…
Irish and Irish-American Olympians to Watch
As the Olympic Games get in gear, Irish Americans with loyalties on both sides of…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
The latest in Irish and Irish-American film and television. 1. A husband-and-wife political team in…
Joe Duffy Made Me Famous, Dingle Saved Me
When Mary Tolan’s backpack – containing her wallet, passport and six months of writing –…
Keep ‘er Lit: The Olympic Torch in Ireland
The Olympic torch relay, a throwback to ancient Greece, became a contemporary Olympic tradition at…
Martin McGuinness Meets the British Queen
In a seemingly simple gesture that would have been unthinkable not too long ago, Deputy…
Music Reviews
CONTEMPORARY: Glen Hansard • Rhythm and Repose It is almost hard to believe that, with…
Philanthropist Chuck Feeney Winds Down ‘Giving While Living’
Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American billionaire known for both his generosity and distaste for the limelight,…
Quote Unquote: Commencement Addresses
A selection of quotes – some poignant, some hilarious – from commencement addresses by Irish…
Review of Books
Recently published books of Irish and Irish-American interest. Recommended: Summer Mysteries The Lost Years Mary…
Roots: The Fantastic Flanagans
The surname Flanagan and its variants, which include O’Flanagan, Flanigan, Flannigan, and the less common…
Running Rings Around the Empire: The 1908 Olympics
As Britain hosts the Summer Olympic Games in London, we look back on the first…
Sláinte! Land of a Thousand Welcomes
How the tradition of hospitality to strangers has its roots in an ancient law. ℘℘℘…
The First Lady of Irish Crime: Tana French
Tana French’s bestselling crime novels keep readers in suspense and mark this actress-turned-author as an…
The First Word: Hunger and Silence
“People think [the Irish] are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in…
The Last Word: A Handshake on the Road to Reconciliation
The day after his groundbreaking handshake with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister…
The Luthier: George Lowden
Irish guitar makers are rare, and George Lowden, the man behind Lowden Guitars, is the…
The Silent Master: Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram: The clergyman’s son who became one of the biggest directors in Hollywood and…
The World Peace Jubilee & International Music Festival
For 18 days in the summer of 1872, Patrick S. Gilmore, an Irish-born impresario, led…
The Year of Michael – An Interview With Michael Fassbender
An interview with Michael Fassbender. Michael Fassbender looks tanned and relaxed as he strolls into…
Those We Lost
Recent passings in the Irish and Irish-American communities. Katie Beckett 1978 – 2012 In 1981,…
What Are You Like? Fionnula Flanagan
A star of both the screen and the stage, Fionnula Flanagan was born in Dublin…
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Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Family Album:
Denny-Fitz and Hanna
Our grandfather Dennis O’Connor was born in 1864 near the town of Abbeyfeale, in County…