“Fully” Kearney: President Obama’s Irish Ancestor
It was seven years ago when I identified Fulmoth Kearney of Moneygall, Ireland as the most recent…
Of Irish Blood
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The early 20th century finds Nora Kelly fleeing her native Chicago from a love affair…
Amal Clooney to Represent “Hooded Men”
Amal Clooney (right), British international law and human right’s lawyer and wife of George Clooney, has joined…
Anne Enright Named First Irish Fiction Laureate
Anne Enright,the award-winning Irish writer, was named the first Laureate for Irish Fiction at an…
Apology Demanded for N.I. Priest's Yoga Comments
Father Reverend Roland Colhoun, a priest at Waterside Parish of Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry…
Apple Planting Data Center in Fields of Athenry
Apple is investing €850 billion to construct a new data center in Athenry, Co. Galway,…
Cherishing Joanie
As the Cherish the Ladies 30th Anniversary Tour begins, Kristin Cotter McGowan talks to founding member, the award-winning whistle…
Climate Panel Urges Irish Action
The Irish government must plan for coherent, sustainable long-term development or rue the drastic consequences…
Emmett O’Connell: Explorer and Commentator
“I know you. You’re the boy from the Bronx who went to Ireland and made…
European Citizen’s Prize Announced
The annual European Citizen’s Prize awards were held this past January at a ceremony at the Brú…
Every Oscar Is an Irish Win
How an Irishman Introduced Oscar to Hollywood. Each year around this time the world awaits…
First Word: What I Learned from Hillary
Our cover story on Hillary Clinton reminds us of her role in the Irish peace…
Forty Shades of Brooklyn
With a film version of Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel Brooklyn, coming to American theaters later…
Hillary Clinton’s Celtic Roots
Until now, the many genealogists who have researched Hillary Clinton’s ancestry have attached her Welsh…
In Memoriam: Donald Keough Sept. 4, 1926 – Feb. 24, 2015
On February 24, Donald Keough, an Irish American legend and a giant of the American…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
A highly-anticipated award-winning film about a determined Irish woman will get a big U.S. release…
Irish Universities Get Top Ranks
Several Irish universities are ranked in the highest echelons of a new international ranking system….
Jailing of Water Charge Protesters Condemned
Dublin Sinn Féin city councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha condemned the jailing of five water charge…
Jersey Boys:
Irish American Soldiers in World War I
America entered World War One on April 6th, 1917, and though the execution of the leaders of…
Lovely Lough Erne
Two connected lakes on the River Erne in County Fermanagh boast over 150 islands, great…
Made in (18th Century) Ireland
The new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design,…
New Busking Bylaws
New laws regulating street performance, or busking, have recently been passed in Dublin City just…
NYU Celebrating Irish Studies
New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House (GIH) honored McGraw Hill Financial’s Ted Smyth and writer…
Patrick Quinn: ALS Champion
Last summer, hundreds of thousands of people, including celebrities, politicians, sports stars, and even a…
Patriot Graves: Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery
Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery, the final resting place of many famous Irish people including Daniel O’Connell,…
Photo Album:
“We Loved You, Mary Garvey”
My grandmother Mary Garvey was born on October 18th, 1894 in Farmhill, Claremorris, County Mayo. She…
Poverty in Ireland Doubles
The latest CSO figures in Ireland uncover a troubling statistic regarding Ireland’s poor. The figures…
Review of Books
Young Skins By Colin Barrett Glanbeigh, the fictional Everytown of Mayo native Colin Barrett’s Young…
Review: "Oscar" Runs Wilde at Opera Philadelphia
A new opera dealing with the trials and imprisonment of the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde made…
Robert J. McCann: Businessman, Philanthropist
Robert J. McCann’s first day of work in Manhattan’s financial district was July 6, 1982….
Slainte! The Meat and Potatoes of Life
An Irish saying has it that “A dinner is not a dinner at all but…
St. Pat’s for All
The 15th Annual St. Pat’s for All Parade took place the first Sunday of March in…
Tax Relief for Emigrants Returning to Ireland to Farm
Minister of State Simon Harris clarified a crucial part of the recently-passed finance bill in…
The Irishman Behind Boyhood
Much praise has been lauded on Richard Linklater’s 12 years spent making Boyhood, the indie…
The Long Green Line
In post-WWII New York City, my father worked as a supervisor in the city’s Department…
Those We Lost
Reverend Theodore Hesburgh 1917 – 2015 A former president of the University of Notre Dame…
Vote Referendum Tabled
Outrage was sparked when the Irish government refused to hold a referendum to extend the…
War Numbers: Counting the Irish-born Dead in WWI
Megan Smolenyak delves into the archives and reaches the conclusion that many more Irish-born soldiers…
What Are You Like? Anne Thompson
As a television correspondent, Anne Thompson has covered events as far ranging as Tonya Harding in…
When It Comes to Irish Peace,
Hillary and History Rhyme
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s role in the Irish peace process is often underestimated but there were…
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“We Loved You, Mary Garvey”
My grandmother Mary Garvey was born on October 18th, 1894 in Farmhill, Claremorris, County Mayo. She…