Gerard McSorley was traveling the day a bomb shook the foundations of Omagh -- his hometown. He was returning to Dublin, where he was living at the time, and his sister, who was in London struggling to piece together the events of the day, was frantic to reach him. On entering his house, he answered the phone to his sister's hysterics. Images of bodies and general confusion … [Read more...] about Omagh
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Behind the Scenes with Bridget
Bridget Moynahan dances on bars, dallies in espionage, fixes robots and steals men away from Sarah Jessica Parker -- or so her film and TV roles would have you believe. The star of Coyote Ugly, The Recruit, I, Robot and the actress who played Mr. Big's second wife Natasha in Sex and the City is actually a very down to earth and level-headed woman. Raised by Irish-American … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes with Bridget
The Thrills
Five lads from Dublin took the rock world by storm in 2003 when they released their first album So Much for the City. The Thrills, who got their name from the Michael Jackson album Thriller, were already playing huge summer festivals in Europe and topping the charts in the U.K. and Ireland before they invaded America. Lead singer and lyricist Conor Deasy, guitarist Daniel Ryan, … [Read more...] about The Thrills
Maureen O’Hara: “The Greatest Guy”
This interview with silver screen legend Maureen O'Hara was the cover story for the June/July 2004 issue of Irish America. The photograph is from 1999, when O'Hara served as Grand Marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City. Maureen O'Hara is in fine fettle despite having a slight cold. It's the day after St. Patrick's Day and she's ensconced in a suite at the … [Read more...] about Maureen O’Hara: “The Greatest Guy”
The Rebirth of Moya Brennan
If you don't immediately recognize the name Moya Brennan, it's only because she recently changed the spelling of her name. As the lead singer of Clannad, and now a successful solo artist in her own right, Brennan had been known as Maire Brennan for years. She explains, "I was not winning in trying to get people to say my name right, and it was harder for people to find me in … [Read more...] about The Rebirth of Moya Brennan