Irish America
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Hibernian Hoops: From City Gyms to the World StageWhen the National Basketball Association (NBA) tipped off its 2024-2025 season in Abu Dhabi, the world saw a team with close ties to Roscommon, Clare, and one of America’s great Irish cities. Then there was the other team - the Boston Celtics. Most people don’t think of the Irish when considering Denver, Colorado. And yet, … [Read more...] about Hibernia | Sports
What’s Next For Say Nothing Cast?The nine-part Northern Ireland drama Say Nothing, based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s book, is a massive hit for Hulu’s streaming service. “In setting, subject matter, and theme, the series stands refreshingly apart from most American programming . . . it is one of the year’s finest shows,” raved New Yorker magazine. Vulture.com put it more simply: … [Read more...] about hibernia • Irish Eye On Hollywood
Historic Elections in Ireland, UKRecent elections in Ireland and the UK have been characterized as big wins for Sinn Féin, and could result in an Irish unification vote sooner rather than later. The new British Prime Minister – the Labour Party’s Keir Starmer – will likely have a powerful new influence from Belfast to Dublin, observers say. “There's no doubt the landscape is … [Read more...] about Hibernia: In the News
Queen’s Announces Seamus Heaney Fellows for 2024-25Fiona Benson, Jan Carson, Declan Lawn, and Adam Patterson are the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2024-25. Fiona Benson is the author of four poetry collections: Bright Travellers, Vertigo & Ghost, Ephemeron, and Midden Witch (forthcoming). All three of her published collections have been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Events
Next year will mark six decades since celebrated Irish novelist and short story writer John McGahern was censored and banned in his own country. Now, another celebrated writer – Anne Enright, Ireland’s first-ever “laureate” for fiction – is commemorating McGahern’s life and career with fond memories as well as new revelations. Back in 1965, McGahern wrote The Dark, which … [Read more...] about Book Notes: Enright Honors McGahern
