“Forty Shades of Green” at 60
The iconic song about Ireland, written by country music legend Johnny Cash in 1969, is…
Book Reviews
Skin by E.M. Reapy Elizabeth Reapy’s Natalie is one of those characters who stays with…
Dark Ireland: Images of a Lost World
The following is an extract from the foreword to Richard Fitzgerald’s stunning book of photographs…
First Word: Profit and Loss
…and empowering women to take control of their financial futures. ℘℘℘ Profiling so many successful…
In East Mayo: A Community Where Past Is Prologue
A year-long celebration is underway to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Swinford, a County Mayo town…
Ireland Looks to Finances in 2025
Ireland’s Minister of State for Financial Services and Insurance, Michael D’Arcy, was in New York…
Irish Americans Honored in New Ross
The Hall of Fame, Kennedy Summer School, and the opening of a Savannah exhibit all…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
FROM AILES TO POWER Academy Award winner Russell Crowe was most recently seen on the…
Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision
Kathleen Murphy shares insights on her career’s success, the importance of team work, and the…
Love of Country
When music legend Bruce Springsteen recorded his excellent 2007 “Live in Dublin” concert, it’s no…
McSorley’s Old Ale House
Sawdust on the floor, two kinds of beer – light or dark – what’s not to…
New Film & TV
DUBLIN MURDERS AIRING ON STARZ NETWORK A few years back, author Tana French told Irish…
News from Ireland: October / November 2019
The latest goings on. ℘℘℘ Ireland is particularly exposed to economic turbulence from a no-deal…
Phoenix Remembers the Great Hunger
The 2019 International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine will take place in Phoenix, Arizona,…
Photo Album: An Ocean Away
My paternal great-grandmother Violet May Carroll McHale was born in 1906 in Castlebar, Mayo, and…
President Higgins in the U.S.A.
President Michael D. Higgins was in New York in September for the United Nations General…
Roots: Murphy, O’Murchu, and O’Murphy
The Irish surname Murphy is a modern form of the ancient Irish name O’Murchadha, which…
Sláinte! The Great October Fair
The Ballinasloe October Fair is one of the oldest fairs in Ireland. While now predominantly associated…
The American Revolution and Ireland
The Irish involvement in the American Revolution is often lost in the stories dominated by…
The Peculiar Adventures of Irish Poets in America
Dublin-born THOMAS MOORE (1779-1852) is still recognized as Ireland’s National Bard; he was once as…
What Are You Like? Tom O’Neill
On the best advice he ever received, talking on plane rides, and being 20 years…
Wild Irish Women: Marie-Louise O’Murphy
a.k.a. Marie-Louise O’Murphy de Boisfailly, Morphy, Morphi, Mademoiselle de Murph, La Belle Morphise, Louison, Madame la…
Window on the Past: Stampede of a New York Cowboy
Calgary, nicknamed “Cowtown,” is home to the largest rodeo in the world, the Calgary Stampede, which…
Woodstock: The Irish Contribution
On the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival, Christine Kinealy remembers the legendary guitarist…
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Photo Album: An Ocean Away
My paternal great-grandmother Violet May Carroll McHale was born in 1906 in Castlebar, Mayo, and…