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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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Protecting the Supply Lifeline
On Monday, January 13, 2020, Phyllis McCready knew there was something wrong with the supply chain for the precious PPE frontline workers relied upon. McCready had been in this line […]
Hope During the Pandemic
From March to June of 2020 there were many days when it was difficult to have hope that things were going to get better. For many of us we listened […]
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 […]