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The Fleadh Comes to Belfast
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast wrapped up as a massive triumph, drawing an estimated…
Tom Deignan Interviews Stephan Talty
Tom Deignan (left) talks to Stephan Talty (right) about The American School of Spies: His…
Embassy of Ireland Celebrates Irish America 250
America 250 is much more than a commemoration of a historic milestone. It is an…
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How Generations Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Growing up in an Irish family in a proudly Irish neighborhood, I never saw St. Patrick’s Day as just a holiday — it was an event. Like Christmas, the anticipation started weeks […]
Matriarch of Chicago Bears Dies at 102
The matriarch of one of Chicago’s best-known Irish-American clans, who was among the last-living links to the early 20th-century origins of the National Football League, has died. Virginia Halas McCaskey, […]
The Boycott Origination Story
Captain Charles Boycott, an ordinary man though in possession of a repellent personality, has gone on to immortality due to his behavior in 19th Century Mayo. Formerly an obscure officer […]
Jennifer Johnston
Tributes paid to award-winning Irish author Jennifer Johnston Beloved Irish author Jennifer Johnston has passed away at the age of 95 according to her family. The award-winning writer was best […]
Celebrate Irish Heritage Month 2025
Music and Parades Around the United States It would not be Irish Heritage Month without Irish music and parades to celebrate. For the past 34 years, Brendan Dunphy has compiled […]
Frederick Douglass and the White Negro
Film Screening and Discussion: “Frederick Douglass and the White Negro” at the Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center The Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center is proud to […]