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Belfast Court Finally Rules on 1972 Springhill/Westrock Belfast Killings
The last few minutes waiting for the verdict in the Belfast court were excruciating. Relatives…
Glucksman Ireland House NYU Honors Four Outstanding Irish and Irish-American Leaders
In what has become a celebrated annual, pre-St Patrick’s Day tradition, Glucksman Ireland House NYU…
St. Patrick’s Day: A Celebration of Immigration
Michael Dowling, the then CEO of Northwell Health, served as the…
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Irish Pub and Music Scene Legend, Steve Duggan has Passed Away
Cavan native, co-founder of Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar, and the man who helped many Irish musicians get their start in New York, Steve Duggan passed away on Thursday, April 4, […]
How I Found My Elusive John Murphy
The Deadly Trail that Finally Revealed a Phantom Branch of My Family Tree My earliest American-born ancestor was my great-great-grandfather, Edward Murphy. It took a while to figure this out […]
Lost Irish
Last week I was taste-testing whiskeys prepping for my St. Patrick’s Day party, listening to Willie Nelson croon “Whiskey River”, when the whiskey did, in fact, “take my mind”. The […]
News Roundup March 16, 2024
Ireland’s Passport to be Updated in 2025 The St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be led up Fifth Avenue by the “Fighting 69th” accompanied by two Irish Wolfhounds, the official mascot […]
Malachy McCourt, “Death Need Not Be Fatal”
Author Mark Twain once famously quipped about the great exaggerations fueling rumors of his death. But the legendary Malachi McCourt topped even Twain, by noting that – exaggerated or not – […]
A Historic Irish Win at the Oscars
“I’m a very, very proud Irish man standing here tonight.” The Irish didn’t have a lot of nominations at this year’s Academy Awards – but they walked away with one […]