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O’Donnell Does TV

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Chris O'Donnell.

Actor Chris O'Donnell, star of Batman Forever an Batman & Robin, has been signed on for three episodes of The Practice by its producer, fellow Bostonian David Kelley. It's hoped that O'Donnell will help resuscitate the ABC legal drama now missing its two leading players, Lara Flynn Boyle and Dylan McDermott, whom Kelley fired citing expenses. This will be O'Donnell's first … [Read more...] about O’Donnell Does TV

Irish Family Comes to
Tenement Museum

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Inside the Tenement Museum.

An Irish immigrant family is moving into 97 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of New York City, but it won't be having visitors until May 2005. That's because this is the address of the Tenement Museum, a National Historic Site, which exhibits apartments of immigrant families that once lived in the building. The Moore family lived on the premises back in 1869, and today … [Read more...] about Irish Family Comes to
Tenement Museum

Micky Ward Says Good-Bye

By Tom Houser, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Micky Ward at his retirement party.

On Thursday, August 14th, a massive power blackout paralyzed much of the Northeast. But that didn't keep hundreds of well-wishers from gathering at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino in Connecticut, the following night to pay their respects to "Irish" Micky Ward. American culture is geared toward superstars and blockbusters. Ward is an anomaly: a gritty club fighter from Lowell, … [Read more...] about Micky Ward Says Good-Bye

World War II Story
Coming to Screen

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Praise for U.S.S. Mason.

The U.S.S. Mason's Irish Connection. ℘℘℘ The story of the U.S.S. Mason, the only WW II warship with an African American crew, is ready for the big screen. Starring Ossie Davis and Northern Ireland's Stephen Rea, the movie will go on general release in February. The little-known story of the Mason, whose crew served with distinction throughout the war, is the work of filmmaker … [Read more...] about World War II Story
Coming to Screen

Controversy Courts Collins

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment.

In the last issue we printed the extraordinary speech that Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment gave to his men before they went into battle in Iraq. Since then, the Belfast native has been the subject of war crimes allegations made by one U.S. Army major Re Biastre, which Collins is adamantly combating. Biastre accused Collins of pistol-whipping an Iraqi … [Read more...] about Controversy Courts Collins

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