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World War II “Eire” Landmark Restored

By Jack Beresford, Contributor
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

A historic Irish Second World War coastal landmark has been painstakingly restored by volunteers in Dublin. For six months, a team of up to 35 volunteers met on Hawk Cliff in Dalkey, Dublin, and worked tirelessly to restore a picturesque sign displaying the word “Eire” in giant white letters. One of 80 signs built along the Irish coastline during the … [Read more...] about World War II “Eire” Landmark Restored

Irish Post Awards

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Chris de Burgh performing at the Irish Post Awards.

The band The Script, actor James Nesbitt, and music legend Chris de Burgh were among the stars honored at the star-studded 2018 Irish Post Awards in London on November 22. Journalist and broadcaster Eamonn Holmes emceed the evening, celebrating the Irish impact on the international community. The Script, who performed at the event, accepted the award for Outstanding … [Read more...] about Irish Post Awards

Irish Honors

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Music & Literary Honors Musician Joanie Madden, founder of Cherish the Ladies, received the 2015 Turlough O’Carolan Award for Musical Achievement. And longtime Irish America contributor Mary Pat Kelly, the author of Galway Bay and Of Irish Blood, who received the 2015 William Butler Yeats Award for Literary Achievement from the Council of Irish Associations of Greater … [Read more...] about Irish Honors

Gemma Hayes:
Crowd-sourcing Her Sound

By Katy Harrington, Contributor
February / March 2015

January 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The Irish musician, singer-songwriter, and composer Gemma Hayes on making music her way. I’ve never done an interview with a baby before,” says an apologetic Gemma Hayes who has just run off to comfort her crying son. One-year-old Max hasn’t take kindly to being left with the nanny while his mum sits down to talk about her new album. “Oh yeah, the album,” she begins … [Read more...] about Gemma Hayes:
Crowd-sourcing Her Sound

Irish Post Awards

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Hollywood actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was among those honored at this year’s Irish Post Awards on October 24 in London. Hosted by broadcaster Eamonn Holmes, the black tie event at the Hilton, Park Lane, which was attended by 700 guests, honored a number of exceptional people including Rhys Meyers, who received this year’s Legend award for his contribution to the film and … [Read more...] about Irish Post Awards

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William Trevor, short story-writer and novelist, was born in Co. Cork. Trevor, who has won the Whitbread Prize three times and has been short-listed five times for the Booker Prize, is considered one of Ireland’s greatest writers. In a rare interview with Irish America magazine in 1992 Trevor said, “I think we Irish are a nation of storytellers. If you study the way we argue, you find we sometimes do so by telling a story. We make points by telling stories. They tell far more stories in the Dail than they do in the British House of Commons. I can never explain why stories are natural in Ireland, but they are, and sometimes it’s better to leave it at that, and just say the are.”

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