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11th Annual Tom Quinlan Lecture

IA Newsletter November 26, 2022

November 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The 11th annual Tom Quinlan lecture at Glucksman Ireland House NYU will be held on Friday, December 2nd at 2:00 pm. As in past years, the “lecture” will feature a poetry reading by a prominent Irish poet. It also serves as a lead into the Irish Arts Center’s signature Poetryfest weekend which kicks off at the new center’s theater at 8:00 pm on Friday evening.   This year’s … [Read more...] about 11th Annual Tom Quinlan Lecture

President Higgins in the U.S.A.

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

President Michael D. Higgins was in New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly, where he attended many high-level bilateral meetings with other world leaders. While in New York, he also participated in various other events around the city with the Irish diaspora. At the U.N., Higgins delivered Ireland’s national statement to the General Assembly and later … [Read more...] about President Higgins in the U.S.A.

UCC at NYU

By Irish America Staff
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

L-R: Rob Donelson, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations UCC; Prof. Patrick O'Shea, President of UCC; Prof. Kevin Kenny, Director of Glucksman Ireland House NYU; and Ciarán Madden, Ireland's Consul General to New York.

Alumni of University College Cork got together at NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House, for a reception hosted by the president of ​UCC, Professor Patrick O’Shea. Graduates were updated on the exciting developments taking place at their alma mater and mingled with former classmates and faculty. ♦ … [Read more...] about UCC at NYU

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Actor Richard Todd, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cpl. Lachlan McLachlan in 1949’s The Hasty Heart, was born on June 11, 1919 in Dublin. After training for a military career, Todd changed his sights and enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theater Arts in London. He first appeared in a production of Twelfth Night in 1936. Todd enlisted in the British Army during World War II. After his successful role in The Hasty Heart, he appeared in several more films including The Longest Day (1962.) He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 and died on December 9, 2009.

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