Martin Hayes

Irish Arts Center
Raises $1.1 Million

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by </a> By Irish America Staff<br/></a><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2015-archive/december-january-2014/">December / January 2015</a> Leave a Comment

From left: Irish Arts Center vice chair Pauline Turley, Martin Hayes, special guest Sting (whose grandmother is Irish), Robert McCann, and Irish Arts Center executive director Aidan Connolly, pictured at the 15th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala in October. The Center honored musician Martin Hayes and Bob McCann, CEO of UBS Americas. A record $1.1 million was raised for the Irish … [Read more...] about Irish Arts Center
Raises $1.1 Million

No Van For Hawaii

By Pat Bigold, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by </a> By Pat Bigold, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2003-archive/october-november-2003/">October / November 2003</a> Leave a Comment

But all is not lost for island lovers of the craic. ℘℘℘ HONOLULU, Hi. -- It's been nearly two decades since a major Irish recording artist performed in Hawaii. U2 was here in 1985 but none of the acts that followed has registered on the Richter Scale of Celtic entertainment. Gaelic Storm, which gained a degree of fame performing in steerage in the blockbuster film, … [Read more...] about No Van For Hawaii

September 21, 1985

Irish American actor George Clooney makes his first debut in television’s “Facts of Life” on this day in 1985. Clooney, who was unknown at the time, gained the reappearing role as the handyman on “Facts of Life,” the popular tv sitcom. He was on the show for 17 episodes, but did not shoot to fame until his role as Dr. Doug Ross on “ER” beginning in 1994. Clooney went on to star in hit films such as, “Ocean’s Eleven,” “The Perfect Storm,” and 2011’s “The Descendants.”

Irish Arts Center
Raises $1.1 Million

No Van For Hawaii

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