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Huston School of Film and Digital Media

Fathers of Influence

By Irish America Staff

June 14, 2019 by 1 Comment

Maggie Holland and her father Dan at an Atlético Madrid game while on a trip to Spain in February 2017.

In honor of Father's Day, a collection of remembrances from Irish and Irish-American daughters on their fathers, many of which come from Irish America interviews.   “My dad was in WWII, and Korea. He wanted to go to Vietnam but did not. He felt that when the country needed you, you better stand up and go serve it, and he was heartbroken by what happened in WWII to people in … [Read more...] about Fathers of Influence

L.A. Launch of the
Huston Film School

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Anjelica Huston will be on hand to launch Galway University's Huston School of Film and Digital Media. A black tie gala to raise money for student scholarships will be held May 2 at Merv Griffin's Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The Huston Film School is set to open its doors this fall in Galway, offering courses in film and digital media at a master's degree level, and will … [Read more...] about L.A. Launch of the
Huston Film School

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