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By Irish America Staff

Fall 2025

November 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Star-Studded Theater Season It’s Ireland meets Hollywood on New York City’s stages this theatrical season. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter – famous for their “excellent adventures” as Bill and Ted in their younger days – will star in a highly-anticipated revival of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. In preparation for his Broadway debut, Reeves leaned on James Knowlson, “a … [Read more...] about hibernia • Arts

Makem & Clancy Together Again

By Irish America Staff
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

On Tuesday April 16, 2019, Dónal Clancy and Rory Makem performed in a special concert at the Tommy Makem Arts and Community Centre (TMAC) in Keady, County Armagh. The center is just a stone’s throw from the Makem homestead where their fathers, Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, met for the very first time 64 years ago. Tommy died in 2007 and Liam in 2009, but they live on in the … [Read more...] about Makem & Clancy Together Again

Makem & Clancy Together Again

By Irish America Staff
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

On Tuesday April 16, 2019, Dónal Clancy and Rory Makem performed in a special concert at the Tommy Makem Arts and Community Centre (TMAC) in Keady, County Armagh. The center is just a stone’s throw from the Makem homestead where their fathers, Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, met for the very first time 64 years ago. Tommy died in 2007 and Liam in 2009, but they live on in the … [Read more...] about Makem & Clancy Together Again

Those We Lost: Kevin Roche

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Kevin Roche, the prominent Dublin-born, American architect who brought his modernist style to many significant buildings, passed away on Friday, March 1, at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, at the age of 96. Though he was a soft-spoken man, his work spoke for itself, broadcasting to the whole city his confidence and talent. His bold, innovative buildings include the J.P. … [Read more...] about Those We Lost: Kevin Roche

Stan & Ollie and the Irish

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by 1 Comment

Stan & Ollie finds the legendary comedy duo at a low point in their professional lives. No longer the box-office success they once were, they attempt to reignite their careers by embarking on an extensive tour of Britain and Ireland. Directed by Jon S. Baird from a screenplay by Jeff Pope, with brilliant performances by Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as … [Read more...] about Stan & Ollie and the Irish

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December 17, 1999

The Irish government announced on this day in 1999 that the state had purchased the 550 acre site of the Battle of the Boyne for £9 million. In 1690, forces under rival claimants to the English throne, Catholic King James and Protestant King William, met at the River Boyne near Drogheda and fought. The battle was won by William, ending James’s quest to regain the crown and instituting the Protestant rule in Ireland. The site, which was purchased from an unidentified business man, was redeveloped and is now a tourist centre.

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