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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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Dion Boucicault: Drama and Melodrama in Both Art and Life
For someone whose New York Times obituary described him as the 19th century’s “most conspicuous” English-language dramatist, Dion Boucicault all but vanished in subsequent eras. During his career, though, his plays were […]
Christmas Movies
“It’s the holiday season…” So sings Andy Williams – as have many other crooners – in the classic Christmas song “Happy Holidays.” For many Irish Americans, that “holiday season” means […]
News Roundup
Storm Barra hits Ireland As Covid restrictions increase across Europe, residents of the Emerald Isle found themselves staying at home for an entirely different reason. Storm Barra battered the UK […]
Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Saturday December 4 at 3:00 PM Outside the Museum at Whitney Avenue and Woodruff Street Supporters of the newly-established nonprofit 501(c)3 Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum are joining other members […]
The 2021 Presidential Distinguished Service Award Recipients
The recipients of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad for 2020 and 2021, were presented by President Higgins at a Ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin on 2nd December […]
Got a Case of Teen Travel Angst? Find a Herd of Mountain Sheep
Truth be told, it was the sheep who saved our summer vacation. My teenage daughters were just barely tolerating the 4,000-mile, out-and-back road trip from Chicago to Yellowstone and Glacier […]