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Embassy of Ireland Celebrates Irish America 250
America 250 is much more than a commemoration of a historic milestone. It is an…
View from the Eastern Front of the War on Ukraine
Kharkiv: Russia’s war on Ukraine looks different up close. It’s a mix of extreme danger…
Larry O’Brien: A Perennial NBA Champion
When someone mentions the NBA Finals, you might think of Jordan or Kobe slashing their…
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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 […]
Honoring the Trailblazing Journalist Mary Maher
1940 – 2021 “Mary Maher of Chicago,” said Maeve Binchy, fellow Irish Times journalist and life-long friend, “had the great advantage of not knowing the sacred cows, and by the […]