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Declan O'Kelly

Declan O’Kelly

January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

A former senior editor at Irish America magazine, Declan currently works as a Web Producer for Men’s Fitness.  He has also worked at AOL News as a Homepage Editor/Producer and at IrishCentral.com as a Sports Editor.  A freelance sports writer, Declan is the boxing reporter for the Irish Voice. He has also worked as a sports columnist for the Irish Mail on Sunday and freelances … [Read more...] about Declan O’Kelly

The Pain and Beauty of Hunger

By Declan O'Kelly, Assistant Editor
February / March 2009

February 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Declan O’Kelly discusses Steve McQueen’s film about Bobby Sands’ last days. Hunger is a movie about the last six weeks of Bobby Sands’ life.  It is directed by Englishman Steve McQueen and stars Michael Fassbender in the lead role.  Widely acclaimed, the film has won several awards, the most notable being the 2008 Camera D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Bobby Sands died on … [Read more...] about The Pain and Beauty of Hunger

Galway Arts Festival

By Declan O'Kelly, Assistant Editor
October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

The 31st Galway Arts Festival, which ran from July 14-27, was another huge success for both the city and lovers of the arts.  Though Ireland was soaked with enough rain to dampen the most ardent optimist this summer, for 14 days the city of the Tribesmen was drenched with music, theater and art. One couldn’t take a stroll down the quays without encountering some jovial … [Read more...] about Galway Arts Festival

Tara’s Reign

By Declan O'Kelly, Contributor
October/ November 2006

October 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Declan O’Kelly talks to Miss USA Tara Conner and finds there is a steely resolve and inner grace to this Southern beauty Tara Conner remembers being a boisterous girl who enjoyed the outdoor life, playing sports with her brother Josh and getting into all sorts of devilment. One day her mother told her she looked really pretty in a dress, so Tara decided to enter the 1998 … [Read more...] about Tara’s Reign

The Destruction of St. Brigid’s

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2006

October 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

As we go to press, the future of St. Brigid’s Church hangs in the balance. On August 24, parishioners and supporters in favor of saving St. Brigid’s received a morale booster when Judge Barbara Kapnick granted a temporary restraining order on any further demolition of the East Village, New York, church while she deliberated on the evidence. The Gothic-style church was designed … [Read more...] about The Destruction of St. Brigid’s

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