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The Times Man in Dublin: James Clarity

By Frank Shouldice

November 1992

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A year ago, veteran correspondent Jim Clarity arrived in Dublin to work for The New York Times. Previous coverage of Ireland had generally been done by its three-man London bureau, a fact that left many Irish Americans dissatisfied and led to charges of Anglophilia especially when it came to the paper's coverage of Northern Ireland. Frank Shouldice reports. Several months … [Read more...] about The Times Man in Dublin: James Clarity

Arthur Gelb –
An Honorary Irishman

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2001

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Irish America publisher Niall O'Dowd presented Arthur Gelb with a Waterford Crystal Harp at his office in the New York Times building on May 12. Gelb and his wife, Barbara, were named to the Honorary Irish list by the magazine for their contribution to reserving the legacy of Irish America's greatest writer, Eugene O'Neill. The Gelbs first published what was considered the … [Read more...] about Arthur Gelb –
An Honorary Irishman

Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2000

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When the heavy metal band Metallica hauled Internet service provider Napster into court, because fans were getting new Metallica tunes through the site for free, a new battle line was drawn in cyberspace. As the creator of Freenet, a program designed to send free information to all corners of the globe, Irish native Ian Clarke is on the front lines of this high-tech – and he's … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists