A Decade of No Smoking
This past March 29 marked the 10-year anniversary of the smoking ban in Ireland, a…
A Giant Among Humanitarians
Tom Moran writes that his involvement with Concern Worldwide began with Aengus Finucane, the Limerick-born…
Angel Smiles
Roma Downey on her work with Operation Smile and why she does it. I have…
Awards to U.S. Students to Study Irish Language
The Ireland-U.S. Commission for Educational Exchange recently awarded 61 U.S. citizens the chance to study…
Behind the RISE Foundation
Frances Black, the founder of the RISE Foundation, which is helping families cope with addiction…
Climate Change: Getting Serious
No topic is more controversial right now in American politics than global warming, and California…
Dr. Garret FitzGerald Wants to Build Bridges
He works between the strands of basic discovery and clinical trial, national research and global…
Frank McCourt High School Graduates First Class
Frank McCourt High School first graduating class head to college. Best known as the author…
Gina McCarthy: Friend of the Environment
When Irish America interviewed Gina McCarthy in July, 2014, she already had a 30+ year…
Healthcare and Life Sciences 50
The inaugural Irish America Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 list celebrates Irish innovators who are…
iFest Comes to Boston
Boston is set to welcome a new Irish festival this fall, as iFest makes its…
Innovation Award for Bubble-less Aeration System
OxyMem Ltd, was recently declared winner of the overall “Innovation of the Year” Award at…
Ireland Is “Good”
A recent survey conducted by policy advisor Simon Anholt found Ireland to be the “goodest”…
Ireland Is “Good"
A recent survey conducted by policy advisor Simon Anholt found Ireland to be the “goodest”…
Irish Business for Mayo Clinic
A collaboration between Ireland and the Mayo Clinic that could significantly impact the future of…
Irish Could Be Europe's Fattest People by 2030
Anew study conducted by the World Health Organization and the UK Health Forum has issued…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
TV is the place to be for Irish acting talent these days. This should not…
Irish Pregnancy App Nominated for Webby
A groundbreaking and exciting new web application, Life in the Womb from University College Dublin…
Is Specialized Nutrition the Key to Better Golf?
A Dublin-based start-up company, Wyldsson, is partnering with the University of Limerick using an Enterprise…
JFK Summer School
The 2014 Kennedy Summer School is set to kick off this September 11-14th in New…
Living with MS
Sharon Ní Chonchúir breaks her silence about living with MS to give people inspiration and…
Military Physicians: Like Father, Like Daughter
Dr. Francis O’Donnell and his daughter, Dr. Mary O’Donnell, have dedicated their careers as physicians…
My Grandfather’s War
Over 210,000 Irish enlisted in the British Army during World War I. Among them were…
New Education Research Building for Limerick
The president of the University of Limerick (UL) Don Barry said that the school’s €224…
Parkinson’s Disease: My Father’s Strength
His physical strength was his currency, now it’s his patience and forbearance. On the afternoon…
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Granny Mac’s Centenary
My grandmother Nora MacNamara (née Hickey) turned 100 on June 15, 2014. From her retirement…
Poem: “Soda Bread”
She said she’d lost the knack—not the recipe, which had never been written down— but…
Quinnipiac Famine Conference
The 20th Ulster-American Symposium hosted at Quinnipiac University was held this past June in conjunction…
Review of Books
Fiction Someone By Alice McDermott Someone captures the universal experience of life’s joys and tragedies…
Sacred Space and Health
Spending time in nature’s sacred places can bring balance to the whole self and help…
Seattle Gets its Green On
2014 is proving to be an eventful year for Seattle Irish. Mayor Ed Murray, who lived…
Serious Fun
Barretstown, a specially designed camp in Kildare, Ireland, provides therapeutic recreation programs for children with…
Serving By Your Presence
The work of two extraordinary Irish nuns, one of whom works with women who have…
Sláinte: The Mighty Salmon
While health practitioners now praise the protein and amino acids provided by salmon, it has…
The Administrator
Gina McCarthy, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on why action on climate control…
The First Word: Let’s Talk About the Climate
I’m reminded as we go to press that in Ireland we always talk about the…
The Future of Clinical Trials
ICON plc. is pushing the boundaries of what clinical researchers thought was practical. Adam Farley…
The Trouble in Bahrain
Brian Dooley writes about Irish-trained doctors imprisoned for treating protesters. Ask most people what they…
Those We Lost
Jim Brosnan 1929 – 2014 Famed Irish-American baseball player and author Jim Brosnan passed away…
Turning Grief into Action: The Case of Rory Staunton
The Staunton family suffered unbelievable loss when their 12-year-old son was mis-diagnosed and died from…
What You Should Know:
Celiac Disease
Patricia Harty talks to Peter Green, Director Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University about this…
What You Should Know:
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s: The Facts Named for the New York-based gastroenterologist doctor who wrote about it in…
What You Should Know: Skin Cancer
The Perils of Being Pale: Red hair and pale skin can be very attractive to some,…
When it’s more than just a
Sore Tummy
Living with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Darina Molloy tells…
White House Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Moon Landing
“Forty-five years ago, while the world watched as one, the United States of America set…
White House Names Ambassador to Ireland
The White House announced in June that the long-vacant post of ambassador to Ireland has…
Wounded Warriors in the Rockaways (Photos)
Now in its tenth year, the Wounded Warrior Project’s Adaptive Watersports Festival invites injured veterans…
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