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November/December 2018

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FEATURES

Sean Reidy, co-founder with Patricia Harty of the Irish America Hall of Fame; Sean Connick, CEO of the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, in New Ross, Co. Wexford, where the Irish America Hall of Fame is housed; and Hall of Fame member Kevin M. White.

A Visit to the Hall of Fame

Kevin M. White, Duke University’s vice president and director of athletics, who was inducted into…

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Being Irish, Being New York

New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House opened a quarter-century ago, and since then has led…

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Book Notes

Author Anna Burns. Anna Burns Wins Man Booker Prize Novelist Anna…

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Laura Hickey Deputy Consul General, British Consulate, Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Norman Houston, Director Northern Ireland Bureau, Baroness May Blood. (Photo: Amanda Ghanooni)

Carnegie Focus on N.I.

An international seminar celebrated and reflected on the progress made in improving wellbeing in Northern Ireland. In the…

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Collins & Stills: Together Again

Judy Collins and Stephen Stills, two American singer-songwriters celebrated the golden anniversary of their formative…

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Members of the Garda Siochana, the police force of Ireland.

Firearms Seized by Garda

A number of firearms, namely three GLOCK handguns, have been intercepted and seized in postal…

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First Word: Into the Future

“As long as you have your health, you have everything,” my mother, Norrie, used to…

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Jim Quinn, President of Flax Trust America with honorees Ed and Brigid Kenney and Sr. Mary Turley, Director of Flax Trust.

Flax Trust New York Banquet

The 28th annual Flax Trust New York banquet took place in the 21 Club on October…

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Offices of Columbia Care Dispensary.

From Reefer Madnessto Reefer Medicine

The highs, lows, benefits, and downfalls of legalizing marijuana. ℘℘℘ The archeologists who discovered the…

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The Chicago Patriots and Austin Celtic Cowboys struggle for the ball during the Intermediate Football Final. (Photographs by David Morgan, Stylish Images)

GAA in the USA

The passion, competition, and camaraderie of supporters and players of Gaelic games were on display…

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Gaelic Players Toasted in New York

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) held its annual dinner on Thursday October 4, at Capitala,…

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Newly crowned Redhead King and Queen, Alan Reidy and Grainne Keena, pose with a crowd full of red heads at the Irish Redhead Convention, which celebrates everything to do with red hair held in the village of Crosshaven on August 22, 2015 in Cork.

Good News For Redheads

Redheads are significantly less likely to age badly. That’s according to a study conducted by…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Al Capone’s Irish Gal

With Martin Scorsese’s Netflix epic The Irishman–about the hitman who supposedly whacked Jimmy Hoffa–slated for…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Al Capone's Irish Gal

With Martin Scorsese’s Netflix epic The Irishman–about the hitman who supposedly whacked Jimmy Hoffa–slated for…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Bohemian Rhapsodywith a Hint of Irish

Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury was a giant of the British music scene. But his…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dinner With Jamie

One of HBO’s more surreal, yet entertaining, recent projects was My Dinner with Hervé, about…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: From Gone Girl to Widows

In November, Liam Neeson and Colin Farrell will team up with Irish American writer Gillian…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Saoirse Takes a Turn in Little Women

It has been 150 years now since Louisa May Alcott wrote her beloved novel Little…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

You can catch a creepy Irish horror story called The Lodgers on Netflix right now. …

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

You can catch a creepy Irish horror story called The Lodgers on Netflix right now. …

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Irish Eye on Hollywood:Brosnan in Hemingway Flick

Former 007 Pierce Brosnan is re-teaming with Goldeneye director Martin Campbell for a very different…

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Los Gatos Irish Celebrate

Showcasing the best in contemporary Irish arts and literature ℘℘℘ he Irish Arts & Writers’ Festival brought together Irish writers and audiences in…

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Magic, Fun, and Remembering Ruckle

17th annual Imagine Arts Festival set to open with Art Exhibitions, trails and a Tremendous…

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Margaret Corrigan Retires

The Irish Consulate in New York hosted a reception on Wednesday, September 26, on the…

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The Murphy-Lane bone skid.

Murphy’s Saw: Surgery With Irish Flair

The extraordinarily gifted John Benjamin Murphy, who turned surgery into performance art. ℘℘℘ Like other…

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On the Dunbrody: Irish actors Ronan Barry, Stephen Byrne and Eugene McLoughlin, who featured in a production of the Glencairn one-act plays on board the ship.

O’Neill a Success in New Ross

The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival in New Ross, called “One Festival, Two Countries,” was a big success….

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On the Dunbrody: Irish actors Ronan Barry, Stephen Byrne and Eugene McLoughlin, who featured in a production of the Glencairn one-act plays on board the ship.

O'Neill a Success in New Ross

The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival in New Ross, called “One Festival, Two Countries,” was a big success….

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Oliver St. John Gogarty, pictured driving one of his many cars.

Oliver St. John Gogarty!

Caricatured as “Buck Mulligan” in Joyce’s masterpiece, Oliver St. John Gogarty was more than just…

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Back row, left.   Evelyn (born 1914), Anne (1913), Bridie (1908), Michael (1911), Mary (1905) Marguerite (1909), John (1916). Front row, left: Frank (1918), Michael O’Donnell (father), Leila (1925), Patrick (1924), Genevieve (1923), Margaret (Doogan) O’Donnell (mother), Philip (1920).

Photo Album: Kilcar, My Donegal Playground

When we were children, my brother and I spent our summers in southwest Donegal in…

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Sally Rooney's Normal People, Dolly Carlson's The Red Coat: A Novel of Boston, and Lynn Ruane's People Like Me.

Review of Books

Recently-published books of Irish and Irish American interest. ℘℘℘ FICTION Normal…

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A bronze sculpture commemorating the Flight of the Earls in Rathmullan, County Donegal. It was from here that Rory O'Donnell (known as Red Hugh), the Earl of Tyrconnell (with his brother Cathbharr), and Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone (with his son Hugh, the baron of Dungannon), and some 90 of their followers set sail for mainland Europe on September 4, 1607.

Rome, Italy: Retracing the Footsteps of Hugh O’Neill one of the Last Gaelic Kings

Why it’s time to reclaim the last days and figureheads of the old Gaelic world….

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The O'Mahony crest.

Roots: The Mahoney Clan

The surname Mahoney originally designated the descendants of Mathghamhain, an Irishman of the early 11th…

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Dulse / Dillisk - Organic Irish Seaweed from AlgAran Seaweed Products, County Donegal, Ireland.

Sláinte!: New Wave Greens

The therapeutic benefits of seawater and seaweed baths, as well as seaweed as an important…

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The Ireland Funds 2018 NJ Golf Classic Committee with Honoree Bob Garrett. L – R: Kyle Clifford, Anthony Callaghan, Eddie Dowling, Michael Higgins, Bob Garrett, John Fitzpatrick, Martin Kehoe, Angus Miller, Pat Leahy, Matthew McBride, George Stall, Michael Hurly, and Pat Tully.

The Ireland Funds 2018 NJ Golf Classic

On Monday, October 1st, supporters of The Ireland Funds gathered at Bayonne Golf Club for…

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Paschal Donohue, Minister, Department of Finance, Ireland.

The Irish Budget Includes Measures for Brexit and Mental Health

In his second budget as Minister of Finance Pascal Donohue in the Dail on October…

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The death of a Sister of Charity on the battlefield.

The Irish Nightingale of the Civil War

“The Irish-American Florence Nightingale” of the Civil War – Sister Mary Anthony. The name of…

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Mahoney with members of the Boston Scientific team

The Pacemaker

The fifth annual Healthcare & Life Sciences 50 keynote speaker, chairman and CEO of Boston…

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Cover of the Van Morrison album Astral Weeks. The copyright is believed to belong to the label, Warner Bros., or the graphic artist(s).

The Sacred Text of Rock ‘n’ Roll

The birth, re-birth, and enduring legacy of Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. ℘℘℘ In 1968, Van Morrison…

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The Duffy / Murray pain scale.

The Upside of Having YourLife Turned Upside Down

Karen Duffy writes about living with chronic pain. ℘℘℘ There is pain that hurts you…

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Robert Kennedy and Bill Barry hit it off they met in the FBI office in New York.

Those We Lost

Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American communities. ℘℘℘ William “Bill” Barry 1927 –…

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Redbreast Aged 12 year Cask Strength, Jim Murray's 2019 Irish Whisky of the Year.

Top Shelf

The best Irish whiskeys of 2019 have been revealed in news that’s sure to make…

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Allison Doody and Aiden Connolly, who were honored by UCD Smurfit School.

UCD Smurfit School

On Wednesday October 17th, the 16th annual New York UCD Smurfit School Benefit Dinner took…

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Members of the UCC's University Sanctuary Working Group with UCC President, Professor Patrick O'Shea (second from left), and Professor Caroline Fennell, Senior VP at UCC.

University Research

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN A Radical Approach in Diabetes Research An international collaboration jointly led by…

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Boats along Haven Coast in Kinsale, County Cork. (Photos: Tourism Ireland)

West Cork

Take a walk (or a drive) on the wild side. West Cork offers an abundance…

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Wild Irish Women: Dr. James Barry

The famous British Army surgeon was actually an Irish woman. ℘℘℘ Dr. James Barry was…

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FIRST WORD

First Word: Into the Future

HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

Mahoney with members of the Boston Scientific team The Pacemaker

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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SPECIAL

Back row, left.   Evelyn (born 1914), Anne (1913), Bridie (1908), Michael (1911), Mary (1905) Marguerite (1909), John (1916). Front row, left: Frank (1918), Michael O’Donnell (father), Leila (1925), Patrick (1924), Genevieve (1923), Margaret (Doogan) O’Donnell (mother), Philip (1920).

Photo Album: Kilcar, My Donegal Playground

When we were children, my brother and I spent our summers in southwest Donegal in…

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