Interviews
Leon’s Redemption
With two years on the New York Times bestseller list and over five million copies…
Rosie Revealed
Patricia Harty talks to the Princess of Daytime Talk: Rosie O’Donnell They call her the…
How the Irish Saved Civilization
Thomas Cahill, author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, talks to Patricia Harty. Thomas Cahill…
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The Big Fella: An Interview with Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson’s name is synonymous with success. The big, handsome actor from Ballymena, Co. Antrim, has become one of the leading international stars of our time. Nominated for an Academy […]
Edna O’Brien
From the publication of her very first book, The Country Girls (1960) to her most recent books, Edna O’Brien’s works have gained wide acclaim, particularly among American readers. One of […]
Bill Murray
Born in Wilmette, Illinois on September B21, 1950, Bill Murray grew up, one of nine children, in an Irish Catholic family (one sister is a Carmelite nun). He left home […]
George Mitchell
There would not have been a peace agreement on Good Friday 1998 without George Mitchell. Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams reflects the views of most Irish nationalists when he says: […]
Alice McDermott
In 1998, Alice McDermott’s fourth novel, Charming Billy, captured the National Book Award. Few were surprised. McDermott had previously been nominated for two Pulitzers and another N.B.A. But McDermott was […]
Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt went from retired New York City high school in a matter of months with the publication of Angela’s Ashes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Frank managed […]