• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • IRISH AMERICA TEAM
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

Mayor Bill de Blasio

Corey Johnson: Lightning in a Bottle

By Rosemary Rogers, Columnist
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Speaker of New York City Council, Corey Johnson, at the Irish Arts Center. Pictured are Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Corey, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Pauline Turley, the center's vice chair. Speaking at the event, which marked a $2.5 million grant from the Irish Government to the center, Johnson said: "The story of this project, in many ways, is the story of Ireland and the story of New York. It's persistent, gritty history of how we moved this project forward."

Corey Johnson zoomed into New York like a comet and burst onto the political scene. In just a few short years he became speaker of the city council. He’s smart, articulate, high-energy, and the kind of guy who is going places fast. He talks to Rosemary Rogers about his history, his health, and his Irish pride. ℘℘℘ In 2013, Corey Johnson, with little money and less connections … [Read more...] about Corey Johnson: Lightning in a Bottle

St. Pat’s for All

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
April / May 2015

March 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The 15th Annual St. Pat’s for All Parade took place the first Sunday of March in Queens, New York. Established as a counter to the exclusion of LGBTQ groups marching under their own banner from the Fifth Avenue parade, St. Pat’s for All has become a political touchstone of the season. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio attended, as he did last year, instead of the Fifth Avenue … [Read more...] about St. Pat’s for All

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Guinness Belfast workers launch pre-Christmas strike as pay dispute deepens

    A MAJOR pre-Christmas strike has erupted at Diageo’s Belfast packaging plant, where roughly 90 wo...

  • Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch breaks record at auction

    A GOLD pocket watch recovered from Titanic passenger Isidor Straus has sold for £1.78m, setting a...

  • Irish public urged to purchase real Christmas trees this year

    PEOPLE across Ireland are being urged to buy real Christmas trees this year in a bid to support t...

  • Public consultation launched on rollout of garda body-worn cameras

    THE public are being asked for their opinions on the use of body-worn cameras by gardaí. An Garda...

December 13, 1779

The demand for the removal of restrictions on Irish free trade through out the colonies is satisfied on this day in 1779. After boycotting British goods and parading on College Green in Dublin in November, the Irish Volunteers, who had been armed and marched under a slogan of ‘free trade or else’ are granted their demands by the British government.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in