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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The Pull Of The Stars
By Tom Deignan Best-Selling Dublin-born author Emma Donoghue has a brilliant and timely new novel out. Set in an Irish maternity ward during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, The […]
On the Edge of Our Seats
A Chat with Mary Higgins Clark The Queen of Suspense did not come by her title overnight – Mary Higgins Clark’s 40+-year career in literature and consistent domination of the […]
Garry Hynes and “Druid Synge’
The Tony Award-winning director and founder of the Druid Theatre talks to Marilyn Cole Lownes about bringing J.M. Synge’s plays to New York. Squinting slightly in the noonday sun, Garry […]
Gregory Peck: A Class Act
In June 1997, Peck, who rarely gave interviews in his last years, sat down with Irish America Editor Patricia Harty. An edited version of that interview follows. “Will you pour?” […]
All About Aidan
If Aidan Quinn were any more laid back he’d be horizontal. He’s just lolled his way through a two-hour photo shoot, and is now sprawled on the other side of […]
Fionnula Flanagan: Up Close and Personal
Actress Fionnula Flanagan is a beautiful woman who is not afraid to ditch the glamour if the role demands it Audiences who remember her as the green-eyed, sultry redhead in […]