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“Scones for Pete Hamill”

By Dan Barry, Contributor
October 22, 2014

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On Monday, October 20th, 2014, Irish American Writers and Artists Inc. honored Pete Hamill with the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award. The event was held at the Manhattan Club  just north of Times Square. Among those in attendance were Hamill's wife, the Japanese journalist Fukiko Aoki;  actor Brian Dennehy; singer Judy Collins; New York State Governor Andrew … [Read more...] about “Scones for Pete Hamill”

New Book Celebrates Irish Americans

By Pete Hamill
October / November 2004

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The Irish Face in America, a stunning book of photographs and text, by writer Julia McNamara and photographer Jim Smith, delves beneath the surface to show us who we are today. Here is the introduction by Pete Hamill. ℘℘℘ Of one thing I'm certain: there is no such thing as an Irish face, yet I know one when I see one. In physiognomy, Seamus Heaney does not resemble James Joyce, … [Read more...] about New Book Celebrates Irish Americans

An American Night in Dublin

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2004

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The Ireland-U.S. Council, an American-based organization that promotes economic growth in Ireland, held its annual "Irish" dinner in Dublin on June 25. Billed as "An American night in Dublin," the dinner was hosted by Council President Michael J. Gibbons, executive vice president and general manager of the Fashion Group of Estée Lauder companies. The celebrated Irish-American … [Read more...] about An American Night in Dublin

Forever Hamill

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2003

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Pete Hamill, not unlike Cormac, the hero of his novel Forever, lives in the Five Points area of downtown Manhattan where the streets teem with immigrants just as they did back in the founding days of the city when Hamill's hero emigrates from Northern Ireland. (On the day of our interview Hamill had yet to see Gangs of New York which is also set in the Five Points -- see … [Read more...] about Forever Hamill

The Journey to America

By Pete Hamill, Contributor
February / March 2003

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This excerpt from Pete Hamill's novel Forever takes place aboard a ship bound for New York. ℘℘℘ Holding a lantern, Mr. Partridge showed Cormac the next deck, and for the first time he saw the deck of the emigrants. They lived in four rows of bunks hammered together from rough plank, with no bedding supplied by the ship, jackets serving as pillows, coats as blankets. All slept … [Read more...] about The Journey to America