Irish America
Irish America
The Irish Take Broadway Brian Friel has been writing significant and respected plays ever since he captured the hearts and funnybones of the public with Philadelphia, Here I Come!, his first international success, in 1968. But it is with his latest, Dancing at Lughnasa, that he achieved the kind of success that leaves even him awed. For two years now it has been a steady hit … [Read more...] about Dancing at Lughnasa
All around the world and back to Broadway. Debbie McGoldrick chronicles the Riverdance story from its early beginnings to its arrival on the Great White Way. In retrospect it all seems so simple and obvious -- combining the spellbinding beauty of traditional Irish dance and the tantalizing sounds of Irish music into a full-length entertainment extravaganza for a global … [Read more...] about Dancing the Light Fantastic
Emmy nominee and Golden Globe-winning actor Gabriel Byrne has returned to Broadway with his autobiographical solo show, Walking With Ghosts, based on his memoir of the same name, and an earlier work called Pictures in My Head, which offers fascinating glimpses into his public and private life. Bryne, who adorned the cover of Irish America in July 2011 is not just a brilliant … [Read more...] about Walking with Ghosts
New York Remembers Hurricane Sandy 10 Years Later Many remember the devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York and the surrounding areas in October 2012. In the areas that were hardest hit, like the largely Irish enclave of Breezy Point, Queens, tidal waves flooded streets, destroying homes, knocking out gas lines, and causing a slew of explosions. In true Irish … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 22, 2022
“How hard Ireland was on the women who could not fit in – the wild ones, the ones who had to get out, seeming emigrants but actual exiles.”– Nuala O’Faolain Chicago May wasn’t from Chicago and, in fact, spent little time there, but the name somehow suited her. May Duignan was born in 1871 in the remote county of Longford in the ancient world that was 19th-century Ireland. Her … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women: Chicago May
