Kirwan Honored It was a big night for a true Irish renaissance man back in October when the Irish American Writers & Artists (IAW&A) group gathered at Rosie O’Grady’s in Manhattan to celebrate Larry Kirwan – author, musician, activist, and more – as the winner of this year’s Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award. “From the Bells of Hell bar to Broadway is no easy … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Writers on Writers
Peter Quinn
Understanding Northern Ireland’s “Troubles”
By Peter Quinn
IA Newsletter, August 13, 2022
IA Newsletter, August 13, 2022
Quarantines are not without their benefits. During the early months of the pandemic, I was able to reduce my bedside leaning tower of books before it toppled over on my head. Two of the best deal with Northern Ireland. Together they are essential to understanding the conflict. Maurice Fitzpatrick’s John Hume in America: From Derry to DC tells the story of a man who, in the face … [Read more...] about Understanding Northern Ireland’s “Troubles”
35 Years: 1985-2020
Looking back at Irish America’s premier issue we see that it set the tone for what was to come: a thorough investigation into what it means to be Irish American. Thirty-five years later, we are still answering that question and still pondering the answers. Enjoy these quotes compiled over 35 years. -The Irish America Team1986 Tip O'Neill“Growing up as a youngster in Boston, … [Read more...] about 35 Years: 1985-2020
Peter Quinn’s Novel Redux
"Quinn has a way of making ordinary things, the ordinary or wise or inadequate thoughts of many persons in many circumstances not only convincing but merely actual: an ability that can remind a reader of James Joyce in stories like The Dead and in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." – John Crowley (from a new addendum to his original review in the New York Times 27 years … [Read more...] about Peter Quinn’s Novel Redux
The Future of Irish America
Peter Quinn looks at the position of
Irish Americans as we embrace the new millennium.
Irish Americans as we embrace the new millennium.
“Whatever the future may hold, wherever it may take us, we can bring along only what we possess, and if we don’t possess our past, if instead of a true history and a significant literature, we bring along only trivia, empty myths and a handful of stories, or-worst of all -- the latest intellectually fashionable versions of ourselves, we will offer those to come after nothing of … [Read more...] about The Future of Irish America