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December / January 2019

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Being New York, Being Irish is available now in all good bookstores and online at www.iap.ie.

Book Notes:
Being New York, Being Irish

Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Irish America and New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House. ℘℘℘…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Gleaming Gleesons

Gleeson family update: Don’t look now, Domhnall, but you’re no longer the only son of…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas

Just in time for Christmas, Netflix has produced a 30 minute animated movie based on…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Balfe & Kennedy
Race to the Silver Screen

Irish actress and Golden Globe nominee Caitriona Balfe is branching out from the excellent work…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dornan’s Wars

Jamie Dornan is working feverishly to branch out from the Fifty Shades franchise, taking on…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Neeson’s Back in
Black and White

As always, there is plenty of news on the Liam Neeson front. Look for the…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Scary Joy for Ciaran Foy

It will certainly be a happy new year for Dublin born director Ciaran Foy. Foy…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Traveling Back in Time

It would make sense if Outlander – with its Irish cast and time-traveling concept –…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Irish Laurel and Hardy

What do you get when you cast an Irish American, alongside an Irish Englishman, alongside…

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Roots:
The Mighty McDonnells

The name McDonnell accounts for a widespread group of individuals of Irish or Scottish heritage….

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Illustration to Robert Burns' poem "Auld Lang Syne" by J.M. Wright and Edward Scriven.

Sláinte! Auld Lang Syne

With the New Year in mind, Edythe Preet writes about Robert Burns: Scotland’s Immortal Bard….

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Wild Irish Women: Louise Mohan Bryant

It took a movie, 1981’s Reds, to both lift Louise Bryant from obscurity and reduce…

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33rd Annual
Irish America Business 100

Now in its fourth decade, the Irish America Business 100 has a long history of…

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A Southern Celtic Christmas Concert

The sudden death five years ago of the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) evoked an…

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The Irish American Partnership supports education and community development programs across Ireland, North and South.

An Ocean Away,
Yet Close at Heart

The Irish American Partnership ensures Irish children have the educational resources they need to thrive….

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Brexit Uncertainty Makes Ireland More Attractive

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has relocated its main EU banking arm from London to…

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Celtic Football Club Dine
Out in New York for Charity

“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” the unofficial anthem of Celtic Football Club, was sung loudly and…

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Eileen McDonnell, Chairman & CEO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Cheerleader-in-Chief

Eileen McDonnell, the Chairman & CEO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, discusses her Irish…

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Talk show legend Phil Donahue presented Joanie Madden with the O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award.

Cherish the Lady:
Joanie Madden Receives
Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award

New York-based Irish American Writers & Artists bestowed the prestigious Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award…

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Concern Celebrates 50 Years

On Tuesday, December 4, at Cipriani Wall Street, Concern Worldwide US held its 22nd Annual…

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Fenway’s Hurling Classic

Fenway Park, the hallowed ground of the Boston Red Sox, was taken over by Irish…

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First Word: The Gift of Heritage

Happy Christmas to all our readers. I love this time of year. New York is…

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Guestbook Project Marks Good Friday
Agreement’s 20th Anniversary

On Monday, December 3, Guestbook Project, an initiative started by Boston College Professor of Philosophy…

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Ireland Has Highest Rates of Cystic Fibrosis in the World, But is Leading With Research

1 in 19 people in Ireland are carriers of the Cystic Fibrosis gene. In 2010,…

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Ireland's Biggest Santa Cycle Reaches €1 Million Mark for Sick Children This Christmas

On Sunday, December 2, 500 Dubliners dressed as Santa Claus with Christmas lights took part…

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Irish Art Sells For
Highest Total Ever

In Sotheby’s in London, on November 21, a sale of Irish art from the collection…

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Irish Favor Birthright Citizenship

As other western countries are endorsing populist agendas on tightening immigration policy, Ireland is voicing…

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Chris de Burgh performing at the Irish Post Awards.

Irish Post Awards

The band The Script, actor James Nesbitt, and music legend Chris de Burgh were among…

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Mary Robinson
Gives Peace Lecture

On Tuesday, November 6th, Former president of Ireland and UN Commissioner for Human Rights Mary…

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President and First Lady Higgins celebrate his reelection at the residence, Áras an Uachtaráin. 

Michael D. Higgins Re-Elected

Irish President Michael D. Higgins has been re-elected for a second term after receiving 56…

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Mighty Mayo

Steeped in history with landscapes that go from brilliant beaches to windswept boglands, lakes, mountains…

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Nollaig na mBan

One of the most unique of the many events the Irish American Partnership puts on…

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NUI Galway Gala Dinner

On Thursday, November 15, NUI Galway held its 12th Annual Gala Dinner at the University…

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Patrick Kavanagh

Sean Kelly remembers one of Ireland’s most significant and revered poets. Ireland, from 1932 until…

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Patricia Duffy and her children.

Photo Album: My Wonderful Irish Mother

My mother, Patricia Duffy, was born December 7, 1927. She was one of two children…

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Presidential Distinguished Service Awards

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins presented the 2018 Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the…

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Review of Books

Recently-published books of Irish and Irish-American interest. ℘℘℘ FICTION A Keeper By: Graham Norton Patrick…

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University of Limerick Leads the Way on Gender Equality

University of Limerick has long been a leader on gender equality among Irish higher education…

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Window on the Past: A Savior of History

John Gilmary Shea preserved much of the existing knowledge of the beginnings of American Catholicism….

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Winterval in Waterford City

On Saturday, November 17, International Rose of Tralee, Kirsten Mate Maher joined Santa and the…

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Marjorie Muldowney and Sarah Friar.

Women in Leadership

Sarah Friar, former CFO at Square and now CEO of Nextdoor and one of our…

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FIRST WORD

First Word: The Gift of Heritage

HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

Eileen McDonnell, Chairman & CEO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Cheerleader-in-Chief

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

Pete Hamill.

The 17th Christmas

The Greyhound roared up the Jersey Turnpike in the rain, its fierce power leaving the…

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