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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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Timothy Egan: A Modern Day Pilgrim
In late October, media outlets around the world reported that Pope Francis had expressed support for civil unions, “a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for […]
A Modern Day Pilgrim
Best-selling author and New York Times columnist, Timothy Egan’s latest book is called A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From to Canterbuy to Rome in Search of Faith. He talks to Tom […]
The United Irishmen and the 1798 Rebellion
The Society of United Irishmen, founded in Belfast on October 26, 1791 by radical political thinkers, including Theobald Wolfe Tone, Hamilton Rowan, Samuel Nellson, Henry Joy McCracken and Thomas Russell, […]
Presidents & First Ladies of Irish Ancestry
The backgrounds of America’s First Families are diverse: Nancy Reagan and Lady Bird Johnson have Spanish forebears; Herbert Hoover was Swiss and Canadian; Mamie Eisenhower was part Swedish while Ike […]
Eugene O’Neill:An Irish-American Boyhood
Presented by Irish American Writers & Artists Presents an Online Production of Eugene O’Neill: An Irish-American Boyhood By Turlough McConnellFeaturingCiaran Byrne, Maria Deasy and Colin Ryan DATE: Saturday, October […]
Crime Pays for John Banville
Will Real John Banville Please Stand Up! Wexford native and Booker-prize-winner John Banville has spent his celebrated literary career exploring the slippery nature of identity and reality. Characters in Banville’s […]