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The Best of the Irish Diaspora Honored in Dublin


By Irish America Staff
December 1, 2017

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Ten members of the global Irish diaspora, including Irish America’s own editor-in-chief Patricia Harty, received Ireland’s top honor for civilians living abroad for service to the Republic of Ireland. The ceremony, held November 30 at Áras an Uachraráin, the official residence of the president of Ireland. In addition to Patricia Harty, three other U.S. residents received the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Liam Neeson Tackles Deep Throat

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2017

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As if there weren’t enough references these days to former president Richard Nixon, Watergate, and the impeachment process… This September, as movie studios begin releasing their “serious” prestige films in the hopes of garnering Oscar buzz, Liam Neeson will play one of the most elusive characters in American political history. His name was Mark Felt, but he was much better … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Liam Neeson Tackles Deep Throat

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Liam Neeson Tackles a Revamped Philip Marlowe

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
June / July 2017

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Lots of Irish talent looks to be coming together for an upcoming movie about an iconic American detective. Liam Neeson (right) will reportedly portray novelist Raymond Chandler’s famous private investigator Philip Marlowe, in a film based on a script by Irish American William Monahan. Monahan wrote the Martin Scorsese Boston Irish mob flick The Departed, and worked with Neeson … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Liam Neeson Tackles a Revamped Philip Marlowe

The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: United States

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2017

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How the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising was commemorated throughout the U.S.New York City  Of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, five traveled to New York to seek assistance from the long-established republican Irish American community there, including Tom Clarke, who became an American citizen in Brooklyn in 1883, and John Connolly. Key figures in New … [Read more...] about The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: United States

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Double Duty for Liam Neeson

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2017

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Also opening around Christmas will be not one, but two flicks featuring Liam Neeson. First, there is Martin Scorsese’s latest film, the religious epic Silence, which stars Neeson, as well as Northern Irish veteran of stage and screen Ciaran Hinds. The film is set centuries ago in Japan, and also stars Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. Neeson will also lend his voice to the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Double Duty for Liam Neeson