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News Roundup May 28, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 28, 2022

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Memorial Day: The Sullivan Brothers As the United States mourns the many fallen military personnel who have served the nation, Irish America remembers the Sullivan brothers who died during World War II. All five brothers had been serving aboard the USS Juneau when it was torpedoed by the Japanese on November 13, 1942. The brothers perished in the attack during the naval battle … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 28, 2022

News Roundup April 23, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 21, 2022

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2022 Global Irish Festival Series Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy T.D. undertook a two-day visit to New York on Monday 18th of April as part of a series of stops across North America to meet with Irish-American communities and to highlight the return of the Global Irish Festival Series. The Minister’s visit was an opportunity … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 23, 2022

August 2021 Book Reviews

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By Tom Deignan Beautiful World, Where Are You By Sally Rooney Get ready for a new crop of Dublin 20- and 30-somethings, rambling about and chatting, trying to look like they don’t care about life and love. Which means they care very much about life and love. In her first two novels – Conversations with Friends, and Normal People – Mayo native Sally Rooney proved … [Read more...] about August 2021 Book Reviews

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dublin Murders & What the Future Holds

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2020

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The Starz network is in the same wait-and-see boat when it comes to its recent series Dublin Murders, which featured a fine bunch of Irish talent – including best-selling Irish-American writer Tana French, on whose books the series was based. Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz, told Deadline.com that the show’s ratings were impressive. “The audience grew from the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dublin Murders & What the Future Holds

From The Paper Press to the Small Screen

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2020

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The ascension of Sally Rooney from promising young Irish writer to A-list entertainment mogul continues at a breathtaking pace.  The latest proof? A fawning report in Vanity Fair, from the set of the much-buzzed-about TV series based on her book Normal People. The swanky magazine describes Rooney’s novel as a “complex portrait of modern love, touching on class and … [Read more...] about From The Paper Press to the Small Screen