Irish America
Irish America
The dream of Lewis and Loretta Brennan Glucksmat I finally became a reality in late April with the opening of their cultural center, Ireland House, at New York University, with Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds performing the official opening. The house was opened to the public when the ribbons fell, and various luminaries including poet Seamus Heaney, flautist James Galway, … [Read more...] about Hibernia
Ireland House at SXSW celebrates the best of Irish creativity and innovation this St. Patrick’s Day As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all over the world, Ireland is unveiling its first-ever, specially curated ‘Ireland House at South By,’ showcasing the best of Irish creativity in the fields of science, innovation, technology, culture, and the arts.South by Southwest (SXSW), … [Read more...] about Ireland House at South by Southwest
Michael Scanlon talks to the team behind The Glucksman Ireland House –New York University's elegant building on Fifth Avenue. For over a year now, the very best of Ireland's writers, poets, journalists, playwrights, historians, and filmmakers, have come together in a beautiful brownstone in Manhattan, close to New York University's Campus and Washington Square Park, to take … [Read more...] about Ireland House
Sometimes it all just works. Or as Shannery O'Connor wrote, quoting Teilhard de Chardin, "Everything that rises must converge." It did— rise and converge that is—at about 1:35 p.m. during the lunch held at New York University on May 20 to announce the establishment of Ireland House, the University's new center for Irish studies, made possible by a grant from Lewis L. Glucksman … [Read more...] about Ireland House
