By Irish America staff A trio of New York journalists Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill and Jim Dwyer, profoundly changed the way newspaper columns are written. Where once columns were either think pieces or puffery of the rich and powerful, Breslin, Hamill and Dwyer pioneered a “man on the street on the side of the little guy” style that transformed modern journalism. To New … [Read more...] about Jim Dwyer Storyteller
Irish of the Century
Grace Kelly
Princess
"Because I am pessimistic, I always expect the worst. When it doesn't happen, I have a nice surprise."
She was known for her icy cool blond poise and her ladylike charm, and when she marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956, it was seen the world over as a fairytale match — the prince had found his beautiful princess.
Born in Philadelphia to Margaret and John Kelly on … [Read more...] about Grace Kelly
Princess