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Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
October / November 2019

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Kathleen Murphy shares insights on her career’s success, the importance of team work, and the family story behind her mission to give people, especially women and the younger generation, the tools to secure their financial future. ℘℘℘ Kathleen Murphy, one of the top 50 most powerful women in business, doesn’t have an office! And that’s fine with her. “Everyone’s on the … [Read more...] about Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision

Corey Johnson: Lightning in a Bottle

By Rosemary Rogers, Columnist
August / September 2019

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Corey Johnson zoomed into New York like a comet and burst onto the political scene. In just a few short years he became speaker of the city council. He’s smart, articulate, high-energy, and the kind of guy who is going places fast. He talks to Rosemary Rogers about his history, his health, and his Irish pride. ℘℘℘ In 2013, Corey Johnson, with little money and less connections … [Read more...] about Corey Johnson: Lightning in a Bottle

What Are You Like? Writer Mary Beth Keane

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2019

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On swanky hotels, Gráinne O’Malley’s tailor-made pirate outfits, and her own unusual hidden talent. ℘℘℘ Mary Beth Keane’s novel, Ask Again, Yes, is a lyrical, moving tale spanning 40 years about family, love, alcoholism and mental illness. Told with tenderness and empathy for the human condition, it is juxtaposed with just the right amount of humor to carry the story along. … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Writer Mary Beth Keane

Mother, Life, Landscape, and the Connection

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2018

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In February of this year, globally-renowned Irish author Edna O'Brien was named as the winner of the PEN/Nabokov award for achievement in international literature. Today, on International Women's Day, we celebrate this seminally feminist voice in modern Irish culture, and look back on Patricia Harty's 2007 interview with O'Brien, where they talked writing, family, and … [Read more...] about Mother, Life, Landscape, and the Connection

George Carlin is Still Tossing Out the Good Stuff

By T.J. English, Contributor
June / July 2006

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Once the quintessential seventies hippie comedian, George Carlin continues to evolve and grow. In an intimate interview with T.J. ENGLISH he shares stories of his upbringing, his Irish ancestors and his view of the world. In the history of American stand-up comedy, there has never been anyone like George Carlin. Controversial, iconoclastic, irreverent, obscene - all of these … [Read more...] about George Carlin is Still Tossing Out the Good Stuff