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Coming of Age with Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan’s newest film, The Butcher Boy, is perhaps the most stunningly original. Darkly hilarious,…
Flannery O’Connor’s
Irish Roots
How Flannery O’Connor’s upbringing and her Irish Catholic heritage impacted her writing. O’Connor’s great-great-grandfather, Patrick…
McCourt’s Magic Touch
After almost 18 months on the New York Times bestseller list, Angela’s Ashes is still…
Mrs. O’Leary Exonerated
The truth would have made a great story: Catherine O’Leary, successful Irish immigrant businesswoman. She…
Sláinte! The Dun Cow
Writing this column usually sends me on a trip down memory lane reliving scenes from…
The 100 Most Powerful Irish Americans in Corporate America (Black – McNealy)
As we enter the new millennium, the Irish in the U.S. have reached a level…
The Best and the Brightest 1998
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. This has been quite a year (we measure…
The Brother
It’s the Irish thing again. You’re not allowed to go careering around God’s globe boasting…
The Great Victor Herbert
The city of New York erected a statue of Victor Herbert in Central Park. In…
The United Irishmen and the 1798 Rebellion
The Society of United Irishmen, founded in Belfast on October 26, 1791 by radical political…
Top 100 Irish Americans of 1998 (Bagley – McNamara)
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley Senior Adviser to Secretary of State An attorney by profession, Elizabeth Frawley…
Top 100 Irish Americans of 1998 (Mitchell – Welsh)
George Mitchell Peace Talks Chairman Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell has made quite a name…
Cover Story
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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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The Back Story to Mel Torme’s Classic Christmas Song
This story is about Rita and Mel and a Christmas song — no, make that…