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The Big Fella: An Interview with Liam Neeson

By Mary Pat Kelly

January/February 1996

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Liam Neeson's name is synonymous with success. The big, handsome actor from Ballymena, Co. Antrim, has become one of the leading international stars of our time. Nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, the veteran of some 35 movies has taken on the role of Ireland's revolutionary leader Michael "The Big Fella" Collins, in a Neil … [Read more...] about The Big Fella: An Interview with Liam Neeson

2024 A Year of Irish Events

Winter 2024

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The Irish love a good gathering. That was no more evident than in 2024 as we gathered to celebrate the arts, raise money for international charities, honor leaders in cities around the country, and celebrate our differences and that which brings us together.  We look back at these wonderful events and some people who participated and made them possible. Sláinte 2024!AIF … [Read more...] about 2024 A Year of Irish Events

News Roundup April 23, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 21, 2022

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2022 Global Irish Festival SeriesMinister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy T.D. undertook a two-day visit to New York on Monday 18th of April as part of a series of stops across North America to meet with Irish-American communities and to highlight the return of the Global Irish Festival Series. The Minister’s visit was an opportunity to … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 23, 2022

Christmas Movies

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter December 18, 2021

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“It’s the holiday season…” So sings Andy Williams - as have many other crooners - in the classic Christmas song “Happy Holidays.” For many Irish Americans, that “holiday season” means it’s time for our annual trip to Macy’s in New York City where, in 1947, Irish Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara portrayed a busy holiday parade planner, in the beloved Yuletide flick Miracle on … [Read more...] about Christmas Movies