Interviews
The Times Man in Dublin: James Clarity
A year ago, veteran correspondent Jim Clarity arrived in Dublin to work for The New…
A Great Performance
From unpretentious origins in Dublin, Bernard Shaw grew up to be the most celebrated playwright…
Deadly Tales from County Tyrone
In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin’ McAliskey was elected to represent the…
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Tom Deignan Interviews Stephan Talty
Tom Deignan (left) talks to Stephan Talty (right) about The American School of Spies: His recent release detailing the extraordinary efforts of archaeologists who fought the Nazis to preserve ancient […]
The Write Stuff
Irish America caught up with five of the writers who were here on a tour sponsored by the Irish Tourist Board and St. Martin’s Press: Maeve Binchy, her cousin Dan […]
Happy Birthday John F. Kennedy
The Day I Saw JFK One of my earliest and most vivid memories is of the summer day in 1963 when I saw the President. He was arriving at Idlewild […]
Cherish the Children
“Pray for the dead. But fight like hell for the living.” These are the words of Mother Jones, the gutsy labor leader, but they could easily apply to another Irish […]
“Happy Days” For O’Casey and Beckett
When Shivaun O’Casey first met Irish-born Nobel Literature Prize winner Samuel Beckett, she was a shy young girl of 16 studying acting in London. In the 32 years that have […]
To Hell and Back
Ex-hostage Brian Keenan speaks to Jane Campbell about his book, his experiences, and his life post-imprisonment. In 1985 Brian Keenan, feeling that his life was stagnant, left his native Belfast […]