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Mother, Life, Landscape, and the Connection

By Patricia Harty
IA Newsletter, August 3, 2024

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Edna O'Brien returns to the world of The Country Girls in her book The Light of Evening, with the mother-daughter relationship as the main theme.    “A writer’s life is like an athlete’s life. You train every day of your life and even then it may not be as good as one had hoped,” says Edna O’Brien, who has written over 20 books. Her latest, The Light of Evening, tells the … [Read more...] about Mother, Life, Landscape, and the Connection

First Word: The Ship of Hope

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2018

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“The real members of the Hall of Fame are the parents and grandparents and great-grandparents who had the courage to come here.” – Donald Keough, the former president of Coca-Cola, and our first inductee into the Irish America Hall of Fame in 2010 It’s been a few years now but, the memory doesn’t go away. I climbed down the ladder into the hold of the ship – into steerage. My … [Read more...] about First Word: The Ship of Hope

Weekly Comment:
The Best of the Irish Diaspora Honored in Dublin


By Irish America Staff
December 1, 2017

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Ten members of the global Irish diaspora, including Irish America’s own editor-in-chief Patricia Harty, received Ireland’s top honor for civilians living abroad for service to the Republic of Ireland. The ceremony, held November 30 at Áras an Uachraráin, the official residence of the president of Ireland. In addition to Patricia Harty, three other U.S. residents received the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
The Best of the Irish Diaspora Honored in Dublin

First Word:
American Dreamers

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2018

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“Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.” —The definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams, 1931 ℘℘℘ Congratulations to our Business 100 honorees and our Keynote Speaker Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP. You exemplify our cultural heritage … [Read more...] about First Word:
American Dreamers

Photo Album: A Visit to Santa

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2018

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Christmas, 1959 One Christmas was so much like another in those years, to borrow a line from Dylan Thomas. Mother began the preparations in late autumn. The plum pudding was stirred one final time for good luck and steamed in a bowl on top of the wood-burning Stanley stove. The big square Christmas cake, heavy with fruit, raisins, sultanas and glacé cherries, was baked until … [Read more...] about Photo Album: A Visit to Santa