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London’s Irish Mozart: Sir Arthur Sullivan
If asked to name a writer of Irish background, many of us could rattle off…
On Famine and Native Americans: President Higgins leads Ireland’s Commemoration
By Turlough McConnell The President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins paid tribute to the First…
A Pilgrimage of Repair
In January 2025, to open the Jubilee of the World of Communication in Rome, the…
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Katie Taylor Set for Epic Rematch
Ireland’s Pride Katie Taylor Set for Epic Netflix Rematch With Amanda Serrano Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s November 15 rematch on Netflix represents not just a second chance to determine […]
Áedh Mac Breic: Patron of Headache Sufferers
He was a descendant of the Uí Néill dynasty and often served as a peacemaker for that contentious tribe, who even accused St. Patrick of putting a curse on them. Before […]
Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun
“I’ve never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again, it stays with you forever.” It was during the 2020 lock-down that Scottish actor Jack Lowden handed a […]
The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849
On 6 October 1849, emigrants on board the Brig St. John, caught their first sighting of American land as their vessel approached the coast of Cape Cod. The vessel was […]
Boston’s Great Civil War Sculptor
Sculptor Martin Milmore of Boston (1844-1883), admired for his Civil War sculptures and for his classical statuary and busts of famous men throughout New England, was born in Kilmorgan, County […]
Gene Kelly: Entertainer Extraordinaire
Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer who sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called […]