Irish America

Irish America

Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and America

Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and America

By Margaret Ward

September/October 1998

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Her experience of Irish America was an important one. A supportive community listened to her, appreciated her courage, and enabled her to return home with renewed determination to play her part in winning freedom for her country. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, was a leading figure in Irish feminist circles. By 1914 she had twice been … [Read more...] about Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and America

The Irish in Outer Space

By Bobbi Murray

September/October 1998

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A look at Irish and Irish American actors who portray space travelers in some of the most provocative and interesting shows on television. The crowd milling around the snack table near the entrance to Stage 16 at Paramount Studios is eye-catching, even for Hollywood. A tall, uniformed fellow with grey, bulbous head sips a cappuccino through green-tinged lips; nearby a hooded … [Read more...] about The Irish in Outer Space

The Prisoner

By Brian Rohan

September/October 1998

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Six years have passed since Joe Doherty was deported from the U.S. in 1992 back to prison in Northern Ireland. Brian Rohan talks to Doherty about life behind bars and his thoughts on the Good Friday Agreement. In a place like Her Majesty's Prison, The Maze, even the tiniest of details can hold you up. By ten o'clock on the morning of May 21, I had navigated a series of iron … [Read more...] about The Prisoner

Black and Green

By Brian Dooley

September/October 1998

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On October 5, 1968, the Northern Ireland civil rights movement burst onto the international scene when television pictures showed marchers being batoned off the streets of Derry by the police. Non-violent protests against discrimination had been percolating for years, but it was the small march in Derry that really launched the movement. When film showed the police using water … [Read more...] about Black and Green

Family of elderly Irishman who died after 2015 attack launch fresh appeal for information

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THE FAMILY of an elderly Irishman who died months after a 2015 attack have launched a fresh appeal for information. Tommy Ward, 80, died in February 2016 as a result of the injuries he sustained during the assault in his home in Maltby, Rotherham, almost five months earlier. The new appeal comes weeks after South Yorkshire Police made a 12th arrest as part of a murder … [Read more...] about Family of elderly Irishman who died after 2015 attack launch fresh appeal for information