Looking back at Irish America’s premier issue we see that it set the tone for what was to come: a thorough investigation into what it means to be Irish American. Thirty-five years later, we are still answering that question and still pondering the answers. Enjoy these quotes compiled over 35 years. -The Irish America Team 1986 Tip O'Neill “Growing up as a youngster in … [Read more...] about 35 Years: 1985-2020
Frank McCourt
The Irish Rep Presents:
“Angela’s Ashes”
Showing September 9 - September 22, 2021
Irish Repertory Theatre presents the Pat Moylan production of Angela's Ashes
Music and Lyrics by Adam Howell
Book by Paul Hurt
Based on the book by Frank McCourt
Starring Jacinta Whyte and Eoin Cannon
Directed by Thom Southerland
Angela’s Ashes: The Musical is a remarkable story, told with rare lyricism and a warm inimitable sense … [Read more...] about The Irish Rep Presents:
“Angela’s Ashes”
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas
By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019
Just in time for Christmas, Netflix has produced a 30 minute animated movie based on a Frank McCourt’s story rooted in his memoir Angela’s Ashes. Entitled Angela’s Christmas, the sentimental cartoon may well earn its place alongside Charlie Brown’s Christmas and The Year Without a Santa Claus when it comes to future holiday favorites. Angela’s Christmas features the voice work … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas
Frank McCourt Prize Awarded
By Irish America Staff
August / September 2015
Above, left to right: Writers Brendan Costello, Mary Pat Kelly, John Kearns, Emily Ren, and Malachy McCourt. Ren was awarded the Frank McCourt Literary Prize in June, presented annually to a graduating senior who demonstrates an outstanding potential to be a writer. The Frank McCourt High School of Writing, Journalism and Literature is a screened-admissions public high school … [Read more...] about Frank McCourt Prize Awarded
Frank McCourt High School Graduates First Class
By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2014
Frank McCourt High School first graduating class head to college. Best known as the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt also worked as a New York City public school educator, including 15 years as a teacher of English and creative writing at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan until his retirement in 1987. It’s fitting then that soon after … [Read more...] about Frank McCourt High School Graduates First Class