The spirit of an Irish Christmas will tour America in December. With music, narration and dance, Ireland's award-winning traditional band Téada and special guests will highlight some of Ireland's more surprising festive traditions, including that of the Wren Boys tradition of strolling from house to house on St. Stephen's Day. The performance, organized by Téada's Oisín Mac … [Read more...] about An Irish Christmas in America
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Who is Patrick Fitzgerald?
Abdon Pallasch profiles the Irish-American prosecutor who is charged with trying to figure out who leaked the name of the CIA agent whose husband criticized Bush's invasion of Iraq. He's delivering an indictment a day to shady Chicago politicians. He's jailing journalists as he closes in on President Bush's top aides, trying to figure out which one leaked the name of a CIA … [Read more...] about Who is Patrick Fitzgerald?
John Robert’s Irish Wife
It was a long, hot summer for Jane Sullivan. Sullivan, the wife of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, was thrust into the headlines because of her devout Catholic faith. It was a faith nurtured in a New York Irish enclave. In the early 1970s, Jane Sullivan attended St. Catherine's Academy in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, then a largely Irish and … [Read more...] about John Robert’s Irish Wife
Soldier Ride
It's a long way from California to New York, especially on a bicycle, but what makes this 4200 mile ride even more remarkable is that it was undertaken by two soldiers both of whom lost limbs in Iraq. Ryan Kelly, 24, and Heath Calhoun, 26, are part of a group called Soldier Ride, which raises money for wounded veterans. They were joined on the ride by the group's co-founder, … [Read more...] about Soldier Ride
Rockaway Irish Honor Veterans
Irish-American families in Rockaway, New York, played host to injured soldiers recently with a parade and street party organized by the community."We had to turn families down the support was so strong," said Flip Cullen, who organized the the visit of 28 wounded soldiers from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. to the Rockaway area., During their visit, the … [Read more...] about Rockaway Irish Honor Veterans