Newsletter Archive
What’s So Funny About
Peace, Love, and Understanding
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Honors NYC’s Immigrants with Historic 25-Foot Mural The Cathedral’s Largest Commissioned Artwork…
Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief, R.I.P.
Mary Pat Kelly remembers her longtime friend, Frank Price who served as chairman of Columbia…
London’s Irish Mozart: Sir Arthur Sullivan
If asked to name a writer of Irish background, many of us could rattle off…
More Articles
A Look Back at the First Annual Tom Quinlan Lecture in Poetry
Saturday, September 25, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the annual Tom Quinlan Lecture in Poetry. Seamus Heaney himself inaugurated the first Tom Quinlan lecture in 2011 at Glucksman Ireland House […]
Sláinte: Hail to the Chef
By Edythe Preet The secret of distilling spirits was brought to Ireland by fifth-century Mediterranean missionaries, Edythe Press informs us, while Darina Allen gives us a wonderful recipe for pea […]
George M. Cohan Tonight…An Abridged Version
Showing August 17 – 29, 2021 A BumptyBump Production Written by Chip Deffaa Starring Jon Peterson Adapted for the screen by Jon Peterson Originally directed for the stage by Chip Deffaa Take […]
Bandleader Brendan WardDies at 97
Legendary Irish musician and Mayo native Brendan Ward died Saturday, July 24th in Rochester, New York. By Kevin O’Connor Mr. Brendan Ward, who has died at his daughter’s home in […]
Thatcher Considered Cromwell-type Removal of Catholics from North, New Book Reveals
A new book by a former British Ambassador to Ireland reveals shocking examples of Margaret Thatcher’s ignorance on Irish issues. By Niall O’Dowd, Publisher Margaret Thatcher considered a Cromwell-type solution […]
August 2021 Book Reviews
By Tom Deignan Beautiful World, Where Are You By Sally Rooney Get ready for a new crop of Dublin 20- and 30-somethings, rambling about and chatting, trying to look like […]