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12th Annual Glucksman Ireland House Gala

IA Newsletter, February 24, 2024

February 23, 2024 by 1 Comment

Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 6:30 pmMandarin Oriental Hotel, New York CityOn Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, Glucksman Ireland House NYU will hold its 12th annual dinner gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manhattan. The Gala, an annual fixture on the New York calendar, celebrates the best in Irish literature and arts, journalism, and philanthropy. Proceeds from the event support … [Read more...] about 12th Annual Glucksman Ireland House Gala

Summer Reading

By Darina Molloy

March 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Snowflake By Louise Nealon There’s been a huge buzz about Louise Nealon ever since word of her debut novel was announced, with many reviewers and critics calling her the next Sally Rooney. Maybe they should all leave the Mayo writer to be the current and next Sally Rooney, however, and come up with different descriptors for almost every other Irish female writer under 30. … [Read more...] about Summer Reading

Book Reviews

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2001

October 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

RECOMMENDEDFor decades, one simple question has split the Irish on both sides of the Atlantic into two warring factions: Do you love or loathe The Quiet Man, that 1952 stage Irish classic starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and directed by John Ford? Ford himself was often more Irish than the Irish themselves, making up an ultra-Gaelic name for himself, and playing the role … [Read more...] about Book Reviews

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