• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • IRISH AMERICA TEAM
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

denis hamill

Pete Hamill was a great journalist, and an even better big brother

August 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Pete Hamill, the acclaimed author, died Wednesday, August 5, at age 85. His brother Denis delivered this eulogy on Saturday, August 8. Pete Hamill is going to be fine. My big brother Pete helped me with my grammar school book reports, my teenage hippie poetry, my first piece of published journalism, my first produced screenplay and most of my published novels. Pete always made … [Read more...] about Pete Hamill was a great journalist, and an even better big brother

Book Reviews

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

A sampling of the latest Irish books on offer. RECOMMENDED  Telling an as-yet-untold story about the heroic FDNY mission of September 11, Terry Golway writes: "Lieutenant Bob Bohack faced the dilemma of his career. He had his orders: He was to help extinguish the fire on the 79th floor. But those orders were given before he heard rumors of missiles, of more airplanes heading … [Read more...] about Book Reviews

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Ireland across the centuries from 1726 to 1926

    CENSUS figures and coinage rows, the advent of wireless radio, theatre riots and footnotes in glo...

  • Father Tom Jones: The unbeaten handball champion who chose another calling

    THE book Unbeatable by Tom Looney, about the extraordinary life of Father Tom Jones — handball ma...

  • Cocaine and MDMA worth more than €300k seized in Dublin

    DRUGS worth more than €300k has been seized following raids on properties in Dublin. Gardaí carri...

  • Taoiseach welcomes ‘way forward’ as Trump drops Greenland tariff threats

    TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has welcomed the news that US President Donald Trump has scrapped planne...

January 24, 1942

On this day in 1942, “Abie’s Irish Rose” was first heard on NBC radio. The radio series was inspired by the Broadway play written by Anne Nichols. A popular comedy and Nichols’ most famous production, it was also later adapted into a movie. The story focuses on a well-to-do New York Jewish family consisting of a widower father and his only son. Conflict arises when the son begins courting an Irish Catholic girl. The two secretly marry, and comedy and drama ensue as they attempt to reconcile their worlds.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2026 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in