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Girls on a Bus Through Ireland

By Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan

March 4, 2018 by 6 Comments

The view from the front of our CIE coach on the Ring of Kerry. All photos: Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan.

CIE Tours International’s Taste of Ireland Tour is a trip not soon to be forgotten. Irish America sent Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan to discover its splendor. Scroll down for more photos and a chance to win your own 5 day/4 night Taste of Ireland tour for two. TARA: An Irish American’s First Time in Ireland Perhaps the sentiment you hear most about Ireland is just how … [Read more...] about Travel:
Girls on a Bus Through Ireland

Irish Teens Giving Back

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2012

May 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On April 9, Pramerica Systems Ireland, Prudential Financial’s Irish branch, honored gold medal recipients Molly Gilmartin and Bonnie Shortall for their outstanding youth volunteer work at the sixth annual Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards in Derry. The two girls received engraved gold medals, €1000 for charities of their choice and all-expenses-paid trips to the U.S. in … [Read more...] about Irish Teens Giving Back

Restoring Lisadell

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
February / March 2009

February 1, 2009 by 2 Comments

A mansion in Sligo steeped in history lay in ruin, until one couple decided to revitalize this jewel of the western landscape of Ireland.  The old lady held her hands up to the flickering fire as she contemplated the decline of her aristocratic family.  All around her, shadows danced on the walls of the drawing room that once hosted celebrated artists and illustrious … [Read more...] about Restoring Lisadell

The Polish Connection

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
February / March 2009

February 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Since Poland joined the EU in May 2004, two million people have left the country.  An estimated 250,000 of them have come to Ireland where they now amount to five percent of the population. In fact, so large is the Polish contingent in Ireland that when the two countries recently met in a soccer match in Croke Park, penalty scorer Stephen Hunt remarked that it was like a home … [Read more...] about The Polish Connection

Links in the Chain

By Cormac McConnell, Contributor
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Being Irish?Is being a clannish islander with all the good and all the bad that comes of that.Is being pagan and spiritual at the same time, in the same bone marrow, with all the good and all the bad that comes of that.Is not knowing how different you are until you meet the other islanders of all the world.Is being sad and happy in the one minute, changeable as the weather; … [Read more...] about Links in the Chain

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June 8, 1998

Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s debut play “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” wins four Tony awards for its 1998 Broadway production. Director Garry Hynes wins for best director, the first woman to do so at the Tonys. Marie Mullen wins best actress. Annie Manahan wins best supporting actress and Tom Murphy wins best supporting actor. The success of “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” inspired McDonagh to complete his Leenane Trilogy with “A Skull in Connemara” and “The Lonesome West.”

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