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April/May 2015

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“Fully” Kearney: President Obama’s Irish Ancestor

It was seven years ago when I identified Fulmoth Kearney of Moneygall, Ireland as the most recent…

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Of Irish Blood
(Excerpt)

The early 20th century finds Nora Kelly fleeing her native Chicago from a love affair…

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Amal Clooney to Represent “Hooded Men”

Amal Clooney (right), British international law and human right’s lawyer and wife of George Clooney, has joined…

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Anne Enright Named First Irish Fiction Laureate

Anne Enright,the award-winning Irish writer, was named the first Laureate for Irish Fiction at an…

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Apology Demanded for N.I. Priest's Yoga Comments

Father Reverend Roland Colhoun, a priest at Waterside Parish of Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry…

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Apple Planting Data Center in Fields of Athenry

Apple is investing €850 billion to construct a new data center in Athenry, Co. Galway,…

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Cherishing Joanie

As the Cherish the Ladies 30th Anniversary Tour begins, Kristin Cotter McGowan talks to founding member, the award-winning whistle…

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Climate Panel Urges Irish Action

The Irish government must plan for coherent, sustainable long-term development or rue the drastic consequences…

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Emmett O’Connell: Explorer and Commentator

“I know you. You’re the boy from the Bronx who went to Ireland and made…

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European Citizen’s Prize Announced

The annual European Citizen’s Prize awards were held this past January at a ceremony at the Brú…

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Every Oscar Is an Irish Win

How an Irishman Introduced Oscar to Hollywood. Each year around this time the world awaits…

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First Word: What I Learned from Hillary

Our cover story on Hillary Clinton reminds us of her role in the Irish peace…

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Forty Shades of Brooklyn

With a film version of Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel Brooklyn, coming to American theaters later…

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Hillary Clinton’s Celtic Roots

Until now, the many genealogists who have researched Hillary Clinton’s ancestry have attached her Welsh…

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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…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood

A highly-anticipated award-winning film about a determined Irish woman will get a big U.S. release…

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Irish Universities Get Top Ranks

Several Irish universities are ranked in the highest echelons of a new international ranking system….

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Jailing of Water Charge Protesters Condemned

Dublin Sinn Féin city councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha condemned the jailing of five water charge…

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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…

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Lovely Lough Erne

Two connected lakes on the River Erne in County Fermanagh boast over 150 islands, great…

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Tom Conolly of Castletown Hunting with his Friends, 1769. Robert Healy, Irish, 1743-1771. Grand-nephew of Ireland’s richest commoner Donegal-born William Conolly (1669) who went on to become Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. Very Rare and unique Pastel, chalks, and gouache on paper (20 1/4 x 53 1/2 in.) On loan from Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.

Made in (18th Century) Ireland

The new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design,…

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New Busking Bylaws

New laws regulating street performance, or busking, have recently been passed in Dublin City just…

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NYU Celebrating Irish Studies

New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House (GIH) honored McGraw Hill Financial’s Ted Smyth and writer…

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Patrick Quinn: ALS Champion

Last summer, hundreds of thousands of people, including celebrities, politicians, sports stars, and even a…

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Patriot Graves: Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery (Photos)

Shannon Ní Chonchúir visits Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery, the final resting place of many famous Irish…

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Photo Album:
“We Loved You, Mary Garvey”

My grandmother Mary Garvey was born on October 18th, 1894 in Farmhill, Claremorris, County Mayo. She…

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Poverty in Ireland Doubles

The latest CSO figures in Ireland uncover a troubling statistic regarding Ireland’s poor. The figures…

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Books feature

Review of Books

Young Skins By Colin Barrett Glanbeigh, the fictional Everytown of Mayo native Colin Barrett’s Young…

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Review: "Oscar" Runs Wilde at Opera Philadelphia

A new opera dealing with the trials and imprisonment of the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde made…

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Robert J. McCann: Businessman, Philanthropist

Robert J. McCann’s first day of work in Manhattan’s financial district was July 6, 1982….

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Slainte! The Meat and Potatoes of Life

An Irish saying has it that “A dinner is not a dinner at all but…

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St. Pat’s for All

The 15th Annual St. Pat’s for All Parade took place the first Sunday of March in…

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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…

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The Irishman Behind Boyhood

Much praise has been lauded on Richard Linklater’s 12 years spent making Boyhood, the indie…

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The Long Green Line

In post-WWII New York City, my father worked as a supervisor in the city’s Department…

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Those We Lost

Reverend Theodore Hesburgh 1917 – 2015 A former president of the University of Notre Dame…

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Vote Referendum Tabled

Outrage was sparked when the Irish government refused to hold a referendum to extend the…

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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…

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What Are You Like? Anne Thompson

As a television correspondent, Anne Thompson has covered events as far ranging as Tonya Harding in…

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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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FIRST WORD

First Word: What I Learned from Hillary

HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

When It Comes to Irish Peace,
Hillary and History Rhyme

News
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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Photo Album:
“We Loved You, Mary Garvey”

My grandmother Mary Garvey was born on October 18th, 1894 in Farmhill, Claremorris, County Mayo. She…

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