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September / October 1996

Rosie Revealed

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September October 1996

May 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Patricia Harty talks to the Princess of Daytime Talk: Rosie O'Donnell They call her the Princess of Daytime talk shows. Our own Rosie O'Donnell who, at just 35 years old, seems to have the world at her feet.  In 1989 when I.A. first interviewed Rosie she was already a successful comedian and "vee-jay" on VH-1. Since then she has received an Emmy nomination for her HBO Comedy … [Read more...] about Rosie Revealed

Rosie O’Donnell

Queen of Comedy

Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Rosie O'Donnell, the queen of daytime TV, recalls the time she and her family spent in Ireland shortly after the death of her mother. ℘℘℘ I remember eating salt and vinegar potato chips and having sweets, the candy, those Marathon bars, remember those? We used to go to the woods and my cousin would shoot cap guns and we'd hide in the bushes and watch the helicopters come … [Read more...] about Rosie O’Donnell

Queen of Comedy

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August 15, 1803

Kilkenny born Edmund Rice opened up his first school in Waterford on August 15th of 1803. Originally a makeshift school for poor boys held in a converted stable on New Street, Rice was forced to move to a more permanent location as the school began to grow. On August 15th, Mount Sion Primary School welcomed its first students. This would be the first school of many future Christian Brothers schools, which are located around the world. In 1906, the first Christian Brothers school was opened in New York City.

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