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First Word: Happy and Peaceful New Year

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2004

February 1, 2004 by By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2004-archive/february-march-2004/”>February / March 2004</a> Leave a Comment

As the year winds down I cannot but reflect not just on the past year but on the past 19 years. It's hard to believe, but the coming year marks Irish America's 19th year in existence. It's been a fascinating journey into the landscape of Irish America, which often proved to be unexplored territory. Looking back at our first issue, I see the foundations of what the future was … [Read more...] about First Word: Happy and Peaceful New Year

September 27, 2000

Thirty-three years after the 1967 film adaptation of James Joyce’s epic novel Ulysses was released, Ireland finally decided to lift the ban on the film. Many consider Joyce’s great novel to be “unfilmable.” However, Joseph Strick, an idealistic American director, decided to take up the project. His adaptation, much like the book, drew much controversy. Many scenes were cut at its screening at the Cannes Film Festival. In Ireland, film censors unilaterally banned the film saying that it was “subversive to public morality.” Ulysses was the second film to have the ban lifted, following Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange in 1999.

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